Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Gisburn Road, Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
25 pupils · 43% of 58 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 8%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — 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 28 November 2023, published 18 January 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 | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
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
- Gisburn Primary School 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chatburn Church of England Primary School 5.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 7.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School 8.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School 8.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.