Claypool Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bolton
Claypool 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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Salisbury Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud ambassadors for their school.”
- “Pupils particularly enjoy taking part in exciting trips that enhance their learning in subjects such as history.”
- “Pupils have positive relationships with staff and with each other.”
To improve
- “However, in the past, younger pupils did not develop their reading knowledge sufficiently well.”
- “Last year, too many pupils in Year 6 did not attain as well as their peers nationally.”
- “They were not prepared for their secondary education as well as they should have been.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 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) | 34% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Bolton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- St Mary's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lostock Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beacon Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Markland Hill Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Gates Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published