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Castle Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Castle Hill Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton BL2 2JT · castle-hill.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 332766
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bolton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 220
- 84% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 25.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bolton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 14 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 16 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Bolton it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Castle Hill Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 10
- 5% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied