Egerton Community Primary School, Bolton
Egerton Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Bolton, part of The Bolton Impact Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bolton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Egerton Community Primary School in detail
Results
Egerton Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Egerton Community Primary School
Across Bolton, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Bolton lodged 169 appeals against primary school offers; 113 reached a hearing and 11 succeeded (9.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Egerton Community Primary School are Egerton Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 91% maths); Walmsley CofE Primary School (0.6 miles); St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton (1.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 61% maths); and Eagley Infant School (1.4 miles, Good).
Egerton Primary SchoolWalmsley CofE Primary SchoolSt John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonEagley Infant School
The trust
Egerton Community Primary School is one of 6 schools run by The Bolton Impact Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entwistle Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Cross Guns Inn (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Egerton Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoOverall
Egerton Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), it was rated Good in September 2021. See Egerton Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Egerton Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), the school Egerton Community Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Egerton Community Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 86% to 91% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Egerton Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Egerton Community Primary School.
- Egerton Nursery and Out of School ClubAt the school · Ofsted: Good
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Egerton Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Egerton Community Primary School is in Bolton; for families living there:
Apply to Bolton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bolton is 14 (the median across 148 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
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Applications and offers at Egerton Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), the school Egerton Community Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Egerton Community Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 30 | 69 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 30 | 88 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 30 | 35 | 91 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 28 | 26 | 95 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 34 | 88 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 28 | 26 | 95 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 35 | 101 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | 98 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 30 | 34 | 112 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 30 | 35 | 99 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 30 | 43 | 118 | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 29 | 31 | 103 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 30 | 47 | 112 | 1.6 | 17 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bolton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bolton
Across Bolton council
Places available
4,015
Applications
3,455
Got 1st preference
89.5%
Got preferred school
96.8%
All primary applications across Bolton council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Absence at Egerton Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), the school Egerton Community Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Egerton Community Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
3.4%
Overall absence
2.1%
Persistent absence
191
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Egerton Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Egerton Community Primary School?
Egerton Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Egerton Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Egerton Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Egerton Primary School (URN 105192), it was rated Good in September 2021.
What is the catchment area for Egerton Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Egerton Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Bolton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Egerton Community Primary School?
Apply through Bolton's coordinated admissions process, naming Egerton Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Egerton Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Egerton Nursery and Out of School Club (rated Good by Ofsted). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Egerton Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bolton is 14 (the median across 148 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Egerton Community Primary School?
Egerton Community Primary School is at Cox Green Road, Egerton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)