Ladybridge Community Primary School, Bolton

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Ladybridge Community Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's personal development programme is extensive."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), typically achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations of attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Pupils learn an engaging and broad curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start to their schooling in the Reception class."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff know pupils well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear, ambitious vision for the school and its pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen the precision of support for pupils who face barriers to their learning so that strategies are closely aligned to individual needs and targets"; "Leaders should ensure that recent improvements in attendance, including reductions in persistent absence, are sustained so that attendance remains high over time".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to welcome you to Ladybridge Community Primary School, an Ofsted rated Good school in Bolton. I am so proud to be Head of this caring community of learners with happy, engaged children, a fantastic staff team, supportive parents and dedicated Governors."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Ladybridge Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Bolton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Ladybridge Community Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ladybridge Community Primary School are St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton (0.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 78% maths); Beaumont Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 94% maths); St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 85% maths); and Haslam Park Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths).

Ladybridge Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

49 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ladybridge Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

34.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (66%), White British (12%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 17 pupils (4.7%) received SEN support and 18 (5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Lostock Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birkenhills Drive (near), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ladybridge Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.