St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Hindley Road, Bolton, BL5 2JU
445 pupils · 99% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 9 May 2024, published 30 June 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 40 | 76 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 39 | 84 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 48 | 89 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 45 | 86 | 55 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 49 | 98 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 48 | 102 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 38 | 95 | 55 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 50 | 109 | 59 |
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
- Eatock Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Washacre Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St George's CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton 1.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.