Blackrod Primary School, BOLTON
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Blackrod Primary School excels at creating a happy, supportive environment where pupils thrive academically and personally. Staff expertly adapt teaching to meet every pupil's needs, including those with additional support requirements, ensuring all pupils build strong knowledge and skills. The school goes above and beyond by offering enriching activities like photography, British Sign Language, forest learning, and community projects that develop confident, well-rounded children.
Key Strengths
- Meticulous curriculum design with expert staff who ignite pupils' curiosity through carefully selected trips and links to different careers
- Highly effective phonics programme with strong support for pupils who struggle to keep up
- Exceptional approach to personal development through community projects and outdoor learning activities
- Strong focus on positive relationships and pupil well-being, creating calm and purposeful learning environments
- Outstanding early years provision with excellent routines that promote positive behaviour
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with the school prioritising pupil safety and creating a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Photography, British Sign Language, outdoor forest learning activities, cooking up connections multi-generational project, eco-council litter reduction initiative, masked reader challenge, reading den, breakfast club, after-school club
Blackrod Primary School is rated Outstanding across all areas. Pupils flourish and are happy, with the school providing an exceptional curriculum that enables them to achieve extremely well and prepare for modern society.
At a Glance
8.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 95% to 89%. Maths has remained stable at around 93%. Writing has declined from 88% to 80%.
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
11
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
311 pupils
315 capacity
4 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - BOLTON
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for BOLTON
Admissions Demand - Bolton
Places available
4,105
Applications
3,501
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.6%
Primary admissions across Bolton (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.25693%
Overall absence
4.0146%
Persistent absence
274
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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