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High Lawn Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school

Holden Avenue, Sharples, Bolton BL1 7EX · high-lawn.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 332728

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
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
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
492
98% of 504 places
Local authority
Bolton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
22.1%
First language not English
14.4%
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, 41 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 49 (Places 53)49September 2023: 47 (Places 59)47September 2024: 58 (Places 59)58September 2025: 54 (Places 58)54September 2026: 41 (Places 45)41Places 45
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202645410.998%
September 2025Sept 202558540.993%
September 2024Sept 20245958197%
September 2023Sept 202359470.8100%
September 2022Sept 202253490.998%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Bolton it was 64%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 54% (England 53%)54%2016/17: 59% (England 61%)59%2017/18: 72% (England 64%)72%2018/19: 73% (England 65%)73%2022/23: 67% (England 60%)67%2023/24: 62% (England 61%)62%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected High Lawn Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jan 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
88%
Replies
50
10% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼74% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 62% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 20% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (28%) with SEND

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