Devonshire Road Primary School
Devonshire Road, Bolton, BL1 4ND
415 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 28%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2022, published 14 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 51 | 107 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 64 | 131 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 75 | 146 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 48 | 121 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 63 | 116 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 40 | 105 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 55 | 123 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 44 | 101 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Gilnow Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oxford Grove Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Church Road Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Markland Hill Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.