Gaskell Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton
Gaskell Community Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, BL1 2QG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 472 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Gaskell Community Primary School is an extremely warm and caring school.”
- “They are fully committed to the school’s ethos of ‘kind hands, kind words, kind hearts and be kind to yourself’.”
- “They are polite and well mannered.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the school does not make sure that staff check effectively what pupils know and remember of its curriculum.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not address the gaps in pupils’ knowledge effectively.”
- “However, some pupils who struggle to read do not consistently receive the support they need to catch up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2025 (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) | 79% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Bolton published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
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- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Valley Community Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gilnow Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published