Ladybridge Community Primary School, Bolton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ladybridge is an exceptionally inclusive school where your child will thrive. Pupils develop mature understanding of important values like respect and equality, while also making good progress in reading, writing and maths. The school provides wonderful enrichment experiences and meaningful leadership opportunities that inspire pupils and prepare them well for life beyond primary school.
Key Strengths
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and a calm, purposeful school environment with strong relationships between pupils and staff
- Extensive personal development programme with community leadership roles and enriching experiences like visits to museums and the determination festival
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils, with particularly strong achievement at the end of key stage 2 compared to national figures
- Well-structured curriculum with careful planning of knowledge sequence and effective teaching quality
- Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively identified and managed
Areas for Improvement
- SEND targets and support strategies are too broad and lack clarity about precisely what pupils should achieve and how strategies will be implemented
- Attendance rates have improved but leaders recognise improvement needs to be sustained to secure consistently high attendance
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Community leadership roles as 'community influencers' and 'wellbeing champions', sporting events, food bank support, care home visits, determination festival, museum visits
Ladybridge Community Primary School is a strong school where pupils achieve well and behave exemplarily. The school has created an inclusive, purposeful environment where all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, are well supported and make good progress.
At a Glance
18.4%
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 declined from 85% to 80%. Maths has declined from 85% to 80%. Writing has improved from 71% to 75%.
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
21.9
Infant (KS1)
30.9
KS2
14
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
359 pupils
390 capacity
31 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)
Inspection History(18)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.11624%
Overall absence
15.74344%
Persistent absence
343
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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