St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bolton
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2023. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Eastbourne Grove, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5LH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 410 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2023
Strengths
- “Warm and positive relationships permeate this happy, thriving school.”
- “Visitors and new arrivals to the school are enthusiastically welcomed by pupils who are eager to make new friends.”
- “Staff expect pupils to succeed.”
To improve
- “However, some of the books that pupils use to practise their reading do not match the sounds that they have learned.”
- “From time to time this hinders some pupils, particularly those who find reading the most difficult, from developing fluency and accuracy in reading as quickly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 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) | 52% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 36 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.
- Devonshire Road Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Church Road Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Markland Hill Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oxford Grove Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gilnow Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brownlow Fold Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published