Highfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.389 miles
last distance offered: “1.389 miles” · Published by Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Highfield Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (community school). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Highfield 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 | 1.389 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 1.389 miles away, the 10th longest of 36 Bolton primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further out than in 2025 and in 2022, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years, with swings between some years.
- For Reception entry in 2026, there were 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest 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
- Marsh Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0AP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders have established a school culture where every pupil is valued.”
- “Pupils know that they belong and can be themselves.”
- “From the moment that pupils join the school, staff build a clear picture of each pupil and their needs.”
To improve
- “Some pupils find regular attendance difficult.”
- “However, sometimes, the way staff teach pupils to turn their ideas into accurate writing is not always as effective as it could be.”
- “Occasionally, the activities that staff choose do not help pupils to deepen their understanding as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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) | 66% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cherry Tree Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ferns Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth 0.6 mi Not judged
- Queensbridge Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published