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The Olive School, Bolton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Darley Street, Bolton BL1 3DX · olivebolton.com · 01204 867890
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 95%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 2 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 46.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 56% 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 | 60 | 108 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 102 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 97 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25, 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 32% 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 | |||
| ▲95% | 62% | ||
| ▲32% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲112 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Olive School, Bolton was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 78
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (17%) with SEND