St George's CofE Primary School, Bolton

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades St George's CofE 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. "From the early years onwards, pupils generally progress well across each key stage."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established very effective systems that promptly pick up and address any attendance concerns."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that is ambitious for pupils."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a detailed curriculum for the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their additional needs and barriers to learning quickly identified."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have effective approaches that provide them with a clear understanding of different aspects of the school's work."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, benefit from a carefully considered approach to personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, develop detailed knowledge and produce high-quality work across all curriculum subjects. Where applicable, this should typically lead to above-average outcomes in national tests over time"; "Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years have the knowledge they need to consistently develop children's communication, language and vocabulary".

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at St George's CofE 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 89% 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, 33 families put St George's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's CofE Primary School are Eatock Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 88% maths); St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths); Woodland Primary Academy (0.7 miles); and St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 67% maths).

St George's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

62 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St George's CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 84% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

12.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 26 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 2 (0.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

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

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Redwood (opposite), 100 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, St George's CofE Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St George's CofE Primary School are Westhoughton High School (0.9 miles) and Outwood Academy Hindley (1.3 miles).