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Walmsley CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Bolton · BL7 9SA

Ages 4–11 · 322 pupils · Bolton

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.3%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
302

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

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

36

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
112
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill115%

322 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
322
Boys / girls
158 / 164
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
322 / 280 (115%)
Free school meals
3.4%
FSM pupils
11
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • 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 aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Joanna Atherton

Location

Address
Blackburn Road, Egerton
Postcode
BL7 9SA
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bolton, Bolton, 322 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 3.4%. 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 BL7
9
Primary in BL7
7
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 BL7

  • Walmsley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL7 9SA · Bolton

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM3.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Egerton Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL7 9RE · Bolton

    Ages 5–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM5.2%
    • Demand1.17

    0.6 miles away

  • Eagley Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL7 9LN · Bolton

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Eagley Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL7 9AT · Bolton

    Ages 7–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.6%

    1.1 miles away

  • High Lawn Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 7EX · Bolton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

  • The Oaks Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 7HS · Bolton

    Ages 5–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand1.33

    1.2 miles away

  • Sharples Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL1 8RU · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand0.72

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanna Atherton

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