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Brownlow Fold Primary School

Community school · Bolton · BL1 3DX

Ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · Bolton

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-10

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
187

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

232 pupils · 266 places

Pupils on roll
232
Boys / girls
122 / 110
School capacity
266
Capacity fill
232 / 266 (87%)
Free school meals
37.4%
FSM pupils
76
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Julie Cheung

Location

Address
Darley Street
Postcode
BL1 3DX
Town
Bolton
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Bolton
District
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bolton, Bolton, 232 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 37.4%.

Open schools in Bolton
149
Primary schools in Bolton
98
Academies among open schools in Bolton
33% (49)
Open schools in BL1
34
Primary in BL1
20
Open schools in Bolton LA
148
Primary in Bolton LA
97

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BoltonNear BL1

  • Oxford Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 3EJ · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM59.5%
    • Demand1.17

    0.2 miles away

  • Gaskell Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 2QG · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM36.2%
    • Demand0.87

    0.4 miles away

  • The Valley Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 8JG · Bolton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand0.88

    0.6 miles away

  • The Olive School, Bolton

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 8HT · Bolton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand1.70

    0.6 miles away

  • Church Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 5RU · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM27.9%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julie Cheung
Telephone
01204333511
Website
http://www.brownlow-fold.bolton.sch.uk/

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