Cherry Tree 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 🔒
Cherry Tree 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.
Cherry Tree 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
- 47.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 40 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
- The school has 19 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.7 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
- Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0NS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and happy at this school.”
- “Staff know pupils well and greet them warmly each day.”
- “Pupils have many opportunities to talk about their feelings and experiences with staff.”
To improve
- “Some pupils are not as well prepared for their next stage of education as they could be.”
- “Some older pupils have gaps in their handwriting skills that prevent them from showing what they know in writing.”
- “Some pupils also do not attend school as regularly as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 44% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 40 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.
- Highfield Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lever Edge Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ferns Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Essa Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth 1.0 mi Not judged
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queensbridge Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published