The Olive School, Bolton
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Olive School, Bolton is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Olive School, Bolton 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
- In 2024/25, 95% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
- Reception 2026 had 108 first-choice applications for 60 offers, which is 1.8 first choices per offer and the 4th highest of 90 Bolton primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 48 first-choice families (44%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 18.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 32.8% across 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
- Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 422 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school is a unique and special place where pupils learn and grow.”
- “Pupils receive a warm, uplifting welcome from the minute that they arrive.”
- “Pupils appreciate how well they are looked after by their teachers.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, their understanding of some key vocabulary is more variable.”
- “This sometimes hinders pupils from deepening their understanding in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 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) | 95% | 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: 108 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Brownlow Fold Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oxford Grove Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gaskell Community Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Valley Community Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published