Egerton Primary School, Bolton

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Egerton Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Published data shows that pupils' attainment has been above the national average over the last 3 years."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from an ambitious and broad curriculum experience."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise children getting off to a positive start in their schooling."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pupils, regardless of their different needs, are welcomed and included at this school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are passionate about providing the best educational offer that they can for their pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a wide and varied offer beyond their academic learning."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the activities provided to support pupils to address gaps in their foundational knowledge are consistently well matched to the key skills that pupils need to secure"; "Leaders should further refine their oversight and checks on the consistency of the use of agreed strategies to adapt learning for vulnerable groups of pupils so that any barriers to success are swiftly and effectively addressed".

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Egerton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Bolton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Egerton Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Egerton Primary School are Egerton Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles); 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).

71 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Egerton Primary School (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

5.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Egerton Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Egerton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Egerton Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.