Bowness Primary School
Church Street, Bolton, BL3 1BT
129 pupils · 83% of 156 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 44.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 6 July 2023, published 25 September 2023. 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 | 86% |
| 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?
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 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 11 | 34 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 17 | 42 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 11 | 32 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 19 | 35 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 7 | 31 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 10 | 26 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
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 Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy 0.4 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mytham Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Masefield Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- All Saints CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Blackshaw Primary School 1.4 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.