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St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided

Nugent Road, Bolton BL3 3DE · st-williams.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 333522

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
84%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
233
23 over 210 places · 111%
Local authority
Bolton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
33.3%
First language not English
50.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 26 (Places 29)26September 2023: 28 (Places 30)28September 2024: 26 (Places 30)26September 2025: 29 (Places 29)29September 2026: 22 (Places 23)22Places 23
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202623221100%
September 2025Sept 202529291100%
September 2024Sept 202430260.9100%
September 2023Sept 202330280.9100%
September 2022Sept 202229260.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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: 43% (England 53%)43%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 83% (England 60%)83%2023/24: 76% (England 61%)76%2024/25: 84% (England 62%)84%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲84%62%
●10%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
▲108105
●106105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
28
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲97% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲93% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 61% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲83% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 18% who had a child bullied

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