The Oaks Primary School
Sharples Hall Drive, Bolton, BL1 7HS
218 pupils · 104% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 December 2023, published 31 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 26 | 83 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 43 | 132 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 40 | 113 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 42 | 123 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 42 | 114 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 45 | 134 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 41 | 130 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 44 | 124 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sharples Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- High Lawn Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Eagley Infant School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Eagley Junior School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.