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St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton

St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 March 2023. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

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Key facts

Address
Kentford Road, Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 2JL
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Sector
See recorded establishment type
Religious character
Church of England
Council
Bolton
Pupils on roll
424 January 2026 school census
Free school meals
45% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher
17.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 8 March 2023

Strengths

To improve

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

MeasureSchoolEngland
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)47%62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

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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