St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge is a primary school in Bolton for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 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 | Not published |
| 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
- Reception entry in 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 13th highest of 90 Bolton primary schools.
- For Reception in 2026, 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception, the 2024 last distance was nearer the school than in 2023, and the published last distances swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Newnham Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 251 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “St Paul’s is an exciting place to learn.”
- “Pupils thrive in this happy school.”
- “Relationships between adults and pupils are exceptionally strong.”
To improve
- “A small proportion of pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 79% | 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, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Valley Community Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sharples Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- High Lawn Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Oaks Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Olive School, Bolton 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Castle Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published