Primary schools in Bolton
There are 97 primary schools in Bolton. 9 are rated Outstanding and 52 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Bolton
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Primary schools in Bolton, by town
Bolton
- All Saints CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 7PY
No rating on record - Beacon Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL6 7AL
Ofsted: Good - Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 6PY
Ofsted: Good - Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL6 5DE
Ofsted: Good - Blackshaw Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 6TE
Ofsted: Not judged - Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 1JN
Ofsted: Good - Bowness Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 1BT
Ofsted: Good - Brandwood Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 4BG
Ofsted: Good - Brownlow Fold Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 3DX
No rating on record - Castle Hill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 2JT
Ofsted: Good - Cherry Tree Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL4 0NS
Ofsted: Good - Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BL6 6EW
Ofsted: Good - Church Road Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 5RU
Ofsted: Good - Clarendon Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 6SN
No rating on record - Claypool Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL6 6LN
No rating on record - Devonshire Road Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL1 4ND
Ofsted: Good - Eagley Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · BL7 9LN
Ofsted: Good - Eagley Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · BL7 9AT
Ofsted: Not judged - Eatock Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL5 2ER
Ofsted: Outstanding - Egerton Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL7 9RE
Ofsted: Good - Gaskell Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 2QG
Ofsted: Not judged - Gilnow Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 4LG
Ofsted: Good - Hardy Mill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 4EF
No rating on record - Harwood Meadows Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 3PS
Ofsted: Good - Haslam Park Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 5QL
Ofsted: Good - Heathfield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 3TP
No rating on record - High Lawn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 7EX
Ofsted: Not judged - Highfield Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL4 0AP
No rating on record - Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL1 6QJ
No rating on record - Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL6 6AA
No rating on record - Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 5UG
Ofsted: Not judged - Kearsley West Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 9BZ
No rating on record - Ladybridge Community Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL3 4NB
Ofsted: Good - Lever Edge Primary Academy
BL3 3HP
Ofsted: Good - Leverhulme Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 6EE
Ofsted: Good - Lostock Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL6 4PS
Ofsted: Outstanding - Markland Hill Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL1 5EJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Masefield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 1NG
Ofsted: Good - Moorgate Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 2RH
Ofsted: Outstanding - Mytham Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 1JG
Ofsted: Good - Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 0BP
Ofsted: Not judged - Oxford Grove Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 3EJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Pikes Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 5HU
Ofsted: Not judged - Queensbridge Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 7BL
Ofsted: Good - Red Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 5HP
Ofsted: Not judged - Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL5 3DU
Ofsted: Outstanding - Sharples Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 8RU
No rating on record - Spindle Point Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 8SE
No rating on record - SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 6NW
Ofsted: Good - Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 2DT
Ofsted: Good - St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
Reception - Year 6 · BL5 1EN
No rating on record - St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL5 3NZ
Ofsted: Not judged - St Bede Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 3LJ
Ofsted: Good - St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 4RX
Ofsted: Good - St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Reception - Year 6 · BL2 4DZ
Ofsted: Good - St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL6 5SJ
Ofsted: Good - St Columba's RC Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 3AR
Ofsted: Good - St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 5RL
No rating on record - St George's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL5 2FB
Ofsted: Good - St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BL4 8AJ
Ofsted: Good - St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Nursery - Year 6 · BL5 2JU
Ofsted: Good - St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 9QB
Ofsted: Not judged - St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL4 8AP
Ofsted: Good - St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL7 9HT
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 3EJ
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 4QP
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 2JL
Ofsted: Good - St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL3 1BQ
Ofsted: Good - St Maxentius CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL2 4AE
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 2PL
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 8QA
Ofsted: Not judged - St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 6HP
Ofsted: Good - St Peter's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL4 9JT
No rating on record - St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL1 6LA
Ofsted: Good - St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
Reception - Year 6 · BL2 1NZ
Ofsted: Good - St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL4 8PB
Ofsted: Good - St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 1EN
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 3JB
No rating on record - St Thomas CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL5 3HP
No rating on record - St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Reception - Year 6 · BL1 5LH
Ofsted: Good - St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 3DE
Ofsted: Not judged - Sunning Hill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL3 6TR
Ofsted: Not judged - The Ferns Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BL4 0DA
No rating on record - The Gates Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL5 3QA
Ofsted: Good - The Oaks Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL1 7HS
Ofsted: Good - The Olive School, Bolton
Reception - Year 6 · BL1 8HT
No rating on record - The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 3NY
Ofsted: Good - The Valley Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BL1 8JG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Tonge Moor Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BL2 2PF
Ofsted: Good - Walmsley CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL7 9SA
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Washacre Primary Academy
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL5 2NJ
Ofsted: Good
BOLTON
- Beaumont Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 4RX
Ofsted: Not judged - Blackrod Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BL6 5SY
Ofsted: Outstanding - Essa Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BL3 3HH
Ofsted: Not judged
Horwich, Bolton
- St Mary's RC Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL6 6EP
Ofsted: Good
Manchester
- Prestolee Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M26 1HJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley
Year 1 - Year 6 · M26 1EU
Ofsted: Good