Oxford Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.434 miles
last distance offered: “0.434 miles” · Published by Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oxford Grove Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 2 February 2023. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Oxford Grove 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 | 0.434 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
- Reception 2026 drew 71 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families and 17 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.434 miles away, the 6th shortest of 36 Bolton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 31% 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
- Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 3EJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 2 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this highly ambitious and caring school.”
- “Leaders greet pupils every morning with a warm, friendly welcome.”
- “Oxford Grove Primary School is a stimulating and lively place to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 2023 (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) | 80% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 54 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 Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brownlow Fold Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Olive School, Bolton 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gaskell Community Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Church Road Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Devonshire Road Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published