Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Richmond, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.205 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Richmond, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE 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 | 3.205 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 87% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 3.205 miles away, the 19th longest of 50 North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- There are 23.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bolton-on-Swale, Richmond, DL10 6AQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 105 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is an inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “The school’s strong Christian ethos shines through pupils’ behaviour and kindness to each other.”
- “The school’s termly focus on each of the school’s core values helps pupils to feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the important knowledge pupils will need has not been identified clearly.”
- “When this is the case, pupils struggle to recall and connect their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 87% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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 North Yorkshire.
- Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brompton-on-Swale Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Colburn Community Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North and South Cowton Community Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Catterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hipswell Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- East Cowton Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cambrai Primary School 4.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published