Boltons CofE School, Wigton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a calm, welcoming school where children feel valued and supported. The school excels at preparing pupils for the future through diverse experiences like city trips and theatre visits, while building leadership skills through the school council and eco club. Staff build strong relationships with families and are particularly skilled at supporting pupils with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff, pupils and families create a caring, family-like environment
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve well
- Excellent personal development and well-being provision, including diversity, careers education and enterprise projects
- Firm phonics programme with rapid progress in reading for all pupils
- Effective systems to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge
Areas for Improvement
- Learning activities do not consistently enable pupils to link prior knowledge to new concepts, limiting the depth of understanding in some subjects
- Subject-specific vocabulary teaching is new and not fully embedded, making it difficult for some pupils to remember and use key words
- Some pupils struggle to explain their thinking due to weak vocabulary retention
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders and staff vigilant in identifying pupils' individual needs and creating an open culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Cooking club, gardening club, cricket club, school council, eco club, orienteering, theatre visits, city trips including London
Boltons CofE School is a welcoming primary school where pupils are proud to attend and behave well. The school has high expectations of pupils' personal and academic achievement, providing them with a broad curriculum and experiences that prepare them for life beyond school.
At a Glance
3.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
23 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 67% to 45%. Maths has improved from 75% to 82%. Writing has improved from 75% to 82%.
Class Sizes
19.8
Avg class size
16.5
Infant (KS1)
23.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
86 pupils
84 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Wigton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigton
Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,571
Applications
2,437
Got 1st preference
98.5%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.99502%
Overall absence
13.69863%
Persistent absence
73
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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