Brownlow Fold Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Brownlow Fold Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (community school). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Brownlow Fold Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in the 1 earlier year with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 16 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are embraced in the warm, welcoming atmosphere that helps them to feel safe and valued.”
- “Pupils welcome visitors proudly with confidence and charisma.”
- “This supports friendships and participation in school life.”
To improve
- “A small proportion of pupils, particularly low prior attainers, display some gaps in key vocabulary, transcription and grammar, which can limit the confident application of new learning.”
- “However, despite using these approaches, at times teachers move learning on before ensuring that pupils’ understanding is secure.”
- “This creates gaps in learning for a small number of pupils, particularly in the basics of transcription, grammar and essential vocabulary.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- The Olive School, Bolton 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oxford Grove Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gaskell Community Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Valley Community Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Church Road Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published