All Saints CofE Primary School, Bolton

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades All Saints CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders support every child to flourish and succeed, particularly those who face challenges in their lives."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide an impressive, coherent programme of personal development that embraces the school's local context."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically learn the curriculum well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established robust systems to promote regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed and implemented ambitious curriculums in each subject."

Early years - Expected standard. "Early years leaders are knowledgeable."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have reviewed and strengthened systems recently, such as those related to inclusion and attendance."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff teach writing and spelling highly effectively. This teaching should take into account pupils' contexts, needs and stage"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils in key stage 2 develop the skills that they need to complete independent work successfully, across all subjects".

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Bolton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put All Saints CofE Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints CofE Primary School are St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth (0.6 miles); Queensbridge Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); and The Ferns Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths).

All Saints CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Saints CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child feels safe (92%).

69.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (62%), White British (14%) and Black (11%).

All Saints CofE Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and physical disability: 12 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Moses Gate Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gladstone Road (near), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, All Saints CofE Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to All Saints CofE Primary School are Harper Green School (0.7 miles), Little Lever School (0.7 miles), Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles) and St James's Church of England High School (1.1 miles).