Spindle Point Primary School, Bolton

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Spindle Point Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have established clear systems to identify pupils at risk of attending school less regularly."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children thrive in the early years setting."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well and are well prepared for their next steps."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious and broad curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a warm and inclusive school culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and honest view of the school's effectiveness."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a well-sequenced and coherent personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should make sure that teachers design activities that help pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged, to connect new knowledge with what they have learned previously so that they build detailed and connected knowledge across the curriculum".

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Spindle Point Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Bolton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Spindle Point Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Spindle Point Primary School are St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 73% maths); St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 73% maths); Wardley CofE Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 96% reading, 93% maths); and Prestolee Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 87% maths).

Spindle Point Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

70 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Spindle Point Primary School (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 41 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

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

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moss Lane (near), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Spindle Point Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Spindle Point Primary School are St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School (1 mile), Kearsley Academy (1 mile) and Co-op Academy Swinton (1.5 miles).