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Prestolee Primary School

Academy converter · Manchester · M26 1HJ

Ages 3–11 · 231 pupils · Bolton

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-06-11

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.7%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

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

29

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
64
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill106%

231 pupils · 218 places

Pupils on roll
231
Boys / girls
123 / 108
School capacity
218
Capacity fill
231 / 218 (106%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
31
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Prestolee Community Primary School
Headteacher
Alex Keane

Location

Address
Church Road, Stoneclough, Radcliffe
Postcode
M26 1HJ
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Bolton
District
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Bolton, 231 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 13.5%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M26
13
Primary in M26
11
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Alex Keane
Telephone
01204331521
Website
www.prestolee.bolton.sch.uk/

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