Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Mitre Street, Bolton, BL1 6QJ
188 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 12 February 2026. 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 | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.67 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 20 | 38 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 17 | 33 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 15 | 43 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 25 | 50 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 16 | 43 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 28 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 27 | 48 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 31 | 55 | 30 |
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 Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- High Lawn Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Oaks Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sharples Primary School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The Valley Community Primary School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
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.