# Walmsley CofE Primary School

Walmsley CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 303 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E152265. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 303
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 152265

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), February 2024, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Egerton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/egerton-community-primary-school-e152592): 1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed
- [St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-evangelist-rc-primary-school-bromley-cross-bolton-e105249): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eagley Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eagley-infant-school-e138011): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023
- [Eagley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eagley-junior-school-e138152): 1.8 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [High Lawn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-lawn-primary-school-e105156): 1.8 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e105176): 1.9 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/152265)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152265)

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