Turton Belmont Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Turton Belmont Community Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 February 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Turton Belmont Community 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 100% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 36% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, with 6 offers going to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family not offered a place.
- 10 of the 16 applications (63%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Blackburn with Darwen, and 3 offers went to them.
- 3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Blackburn with Darwen schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ryecroft Lane, Belmont, Bolton, BL7 8AH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 91 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and families are proud to be part of the Turton Belmont community.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning at this vibrant and welcoming school.”
- “They feel happy and safe at school.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the school has not finalised the essential knowledge that pupils should remember.”
- “In these subjects, the school has not identified the small steps of learning that will help pupils to learn and recall important subject knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2024 (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) | 100% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 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 Blackburn with Darwen.
- Ashleigh Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity VC School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Avondale Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published