St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth, Bolton

In its own words: "'For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, plans to give you hope and a future' Jeremiah 29:11 At St John CE Primary School Farnworth we are a National Nurturing School."

St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley (URN 105241), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 12 families put St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 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 St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth are St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); Kearsley West Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 67% maths); and All Saints CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).

St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is one of 5 schools run by Archbishop Temple Church of England Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

37% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 43.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (26%) and Black (23%).

In 2026, 40 pupils (26%) received SEN support and 4 (2.6%) 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 Farnworth Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Road (near), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth issued 22 suspensions, 12.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth are Kearsley Academy (0.7 miles), Little Lever School (1 mile) and Harper Green School (1 mile).