Markland Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.645 miles
last distance offered: “0.645 miles” · Published by Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Markland Hill Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Markland Hill 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 | 0.645 mi |
| 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.645 miles away, the 13th shortest of 36 Bolton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2022, in a series that swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 53 first-choice applications for 42 offers: 42 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 32% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Markland Hill, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5EJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 315 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in an environment where ‘Everybody is Somebody’.”
- “They benefit from a culture where all pupils are supported to develop their potential while finding their unique talents and interests.”
- “Pupils enjoy attending school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 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) | 77% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 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.
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Church Road Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Devonshire Road Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lostock Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ladybridge Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaumont Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published