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Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Bolton · BL2 5SQ

Ages 3–11 · 242 pupils · Bury

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
209

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
21
Offers to outside-LA applicants
11

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 fill90%

242 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
242
Boys / girls
115 / 127
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
242 / 270 (90%)
Free school meals
16.5%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Lucy McGreavy

Location

Address
Tommy Lane, Ainsworth
Postcode
BL2 5SQ
Town
Bolton
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Bury
District
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bolton, Bury, 242 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Bolton
149
Primary schools in Bolton
98
Academies among open schools in Bolton
33% (49)
Open schools in BL2
21
Primary in BL2
15
Open schools in Bury LA
91
Primary in Bury LA
64

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 BL2

  • Lowercroft Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bury · BL8 2TS · Bury

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM5.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Harwood Meadows Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 3PS · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.5%
    • Demand0.92

    1.0 miles away

  • Red Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 5HP · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM59.1%
    • Demand0.96

    1.1 miles away

  • Greenhill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury · BL8 2JH · Bury

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.92

    1.1 miles away

  • Blackshaw Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 6TE · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Hardy Mill Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 4EF · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand1.02

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lucy McGreavy

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