Horwich Parish CofE Primary School, Bolton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Horwich Parish CofE Primary creates a warm, welcoming environment where pupils are happy, kind to one another and eager to learn. The school is particularly strong at helping disadvantaged pupils achieve well and ensuring all children feel safe and included. Staff are caring and responsive, adapting teaching to support pupils who need extra help.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and positive relationships - pupils are kind, respectful and eager to learn
- Strong progress in reading, writing and mathematics with disadvantaged pupils achieving better than similar pupils nationally
- Caring, inclusive environment where all pupils feel safe, valued and part of the school community
- High-quality early years provision with focus on spoken language and phonics
- Well-planned curriculum with ambitious subject design and effective teaching in core subjects
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' understanding in subjects beyond English and mathematics is less well developed
- Attendance of some disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs needs further improvement
- Support for pupils with SEND in subjects beyond English and mathematics is not consistent
- Some pupils missing PSHE lessons are not catching up quickly enough
- Evaluation of progress for certain pupils groups could be more precise
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Brass instrument lessons (Year 4), mock trial club, residential visits, trips to museums and theatre, forest area activities, fundraising enterprise projects
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is a caring, nurturing environment where pupils behave very well, achieve in line with national averages, and feel safe and happy. The school has strong leadership that prioritises improvement in reading, writing and mathematics, with particularly positive progress for disadvantaged pupils.
At a Glance
20.0%
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 improved from 75% to 80%. Maths has improved from 75% to 88%. Writing has improved from 67% to 84%.
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
25.2
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
300 pupils
420 capacity
120 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)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.90215%
Overall absence
7.55396%
Persistent absence
278
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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