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Children in Bolton
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 lower | 72.6% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 64.2% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 79.5% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 11.7% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 23.1% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 87.8% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 higher | 34.5% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 similar | 13.4% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 33.2% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 65% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 63% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 64% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Bolton
98 schools
- All Saints CofE Primary School Bolton
- Beacon Primary School Bolton
- Beaumont Primary School BOLTON
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Bolton
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Bolton
- Blackrod Primary School BOLTON
- Blackshaw Primary School Bolton
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Bolton
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy Bolton
- Bowness Primary School Bolton
- Brandwood Primary School Bolton
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Bolton
- Castle Hill Primary School Bolton
- Cherry Tree Primary School Bolton
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Bolton
- Church Road Primary School Bolton
- Clarendon Primary School Bolton
- Claypool Primary School Bolton
- Devonshire Road Primary School Bolton
- Eagley Infant School Bolton
- Eagley Junior School Bolton
- Eatock Primary School Bolton
- Egerton Primary School Bolton
- Essa Primary Academy BOLTON
- Gaskell Community Primary School Bolton
- Gilnow Primary School Bolton
- Hardy Mill Primary School Bolton
- Harwood Meadows Primary School Bolton
- Haslam Park Primary School Bolton
- Heathfield Primary School Bolton
- High Lawn Primary School Bolton
- Highfield Primary School Bolton
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School Bolton
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School Bolton
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School Bolton
- Kearsley West Primary School Bolton
- Ladybridge Community Primary School Bolton
- Lever Edge Primary Academy Bolton
- Leverhulme Community Primary School Bolton
- Lostock Primary School Bolton
- Markland Hill Primary School Bolton
- Masefield Primary School Bolton
- Moorgate Primary School Bolton
- Mytham Primary School Bolton
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Bolton
- Oxford Grove Primary School Bolton
- Pikes Lane Primary School Bolton
- Prestolee Primary School Manchester
- Queensbridge Primary School Bolton
- Red Lane Primary School Bolton
- Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School Bolton
- Sharples Primary School Bolton
- Spindle Point Primary School Bolton
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School Bolton
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton Bolton
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton Bolton
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Bede Academy Bolton
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton Bolton
- St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton Bolton
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Columba's RC Primary School Bolton
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bolton
- St George's CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bolton
- St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill Bolton
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth Bolton
- St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth Bolton
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton Bolton
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Bolton
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane Bolton
- St Mary's RC Primary School Horwich, Bolton
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Bolton
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever Bolton
- St Maxentius CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever Bolton
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Bolton
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School Bolton
- St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley Manchester
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge Bolton
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Bolton
- St Thomas CofE Primary School Bolton
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Bolton
- St William of York Catholic Primary School Bolton
- Sunning Hill Primary School Bolton
- The Ferns Primary Academy Bolton
- The Gates Primary School Bolton
- The Oaks Primary School Bolton
- The Olive School, Bolton Bolton
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Bolton
- The Valley Community Primary School Bolton
- Tonge Moor Primary Academy Bolton
- Walmsley CofE Primary School Bolton
- Washacre Primary Academy Bolton