Haslam Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Haslam Park Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Haslam Park 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 for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as was the case at 32 of the 88 other Bolton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25: 74% of pupils met the expected standard (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
- For 2026 Reception entry, there were 14 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 53.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.3% across 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
- Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5QL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 306 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school each day and they are proud to be part of the Haslam Park community.”
- “They are clear that everyone is welcome at their school.”
- “Pupils understand how important it is to embrace diversity and celebrate the differences between people.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, some teachers do not use assessment strategies as well, to identify the gaps in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 74% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 14 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 Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brandwood Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Gilnow Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pikes Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Sunning Hill Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ladybridge Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published