St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Limefield Road, Bolton, BL1 6LA
215 pupils · 99% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 19 October 2022, published 4 December 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 | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“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 — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 32 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 23 | 49 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 25 | 54 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 34 | 64 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 35 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 27 | 66 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 34 | 61 | 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
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Church Road Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 1.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Oxford Grove Primary School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 1.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.