St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 18.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 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
- Melbourne Road, Deane, Bolton, BL3 5RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 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, 20 offers in total, 17 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.
- Haslam Park Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Brandwood Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sunning Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gilnow Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pikes Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published