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The Valley Community Primary School

Community school · Bolton · BL1 8JG

Ages 2–11 · 538 pupils · Bolton

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

88%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-17

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)88%
Higher standard (RWM)30%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
370

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

53

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
109
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill120%

538 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
538
Boys / girls
267 / 271
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
538 / 420 (128%)
Free school meals
16.2%
FSM pupils
75
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Kevan Naughton

Location

Address
Hibbert Street, Off Blackburn Road
Postcode
BL1 8JG
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 2–11, in Bolton, Bolton, 538 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 16.2%.

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

  • The Olive School, Bolton

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 8HT · Bolton

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Brownlow Fold Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 3DX · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM37.4%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 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

    0.6 miles away

  • Castle Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 2JT · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM49.5%
    • Demand1.03

    0.7 miles away

  • Tonge Moor Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 2PF · Bolton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM55.2%
    • Demand0.74

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Kevan Naughton
Telephone
01204332684
Website
www.thevalley.bolton.sch.uk

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