St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton 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
- For Reception in 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 31 of the 88 other Bolton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 6 of the 42 applications (14%) for Reception in 2026 came from families living outside Bolton, and 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard result was the 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
- Crescent Avenue, Over Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1EN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils learn in a calm and orderly environment where they feel safe and ready to learn.”
- “Pupils benefit from positive relationships with staff and feel comfortable seeking help if they are worried.”
- “Pupils attend well, and most arrive punctually and settle quickly to their lessons.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ academic experiences are not yet consistent across the school.”
- “Weaknesses remain in the early years and key stage 1, where phonics, blending of sounds, early writing and vocabulary development are still in the early stages of implementation.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not secure the essential skills they need to be ready for the next stage of learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 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) | 90% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Heathfield Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bede Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Essa Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lever Edge Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherry Tree Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brandwood Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published