Walmsley CofE Primary School
Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL7 9SA
303 pupils · 108% of 280 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — 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 13 February 2024, published 19 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 19 | 58 | 20 |
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
- Egerton Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Eagley Infant School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Eagley Junior School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- High Lawn Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Oaks Primary School 1.9 km · Good (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.