St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Darwen Road, Bolton, BL7 9HT
162 pupils · 77% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 25 January 2024, published 6 March 2024. 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 | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 8 | 42 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 18 | 43 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 19 | 43 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 12 | 51 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 23 | 66 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 11 | 52 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 15 | 50 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 24 | 56 | 24 |
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
- Eagley Infant School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Eagley Junior School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Oaks Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- High Lawn Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Walmsley CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Sharples Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.