St George's CofE Primary School
The Hoskers, Bolton, BL5 2FB
247 pupils · 82% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. 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 | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 33 | 80 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 26 | 76 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 32 | 80 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 32 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 21 | 58 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 26 | 65 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 37 | 74 | 41 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 24 | 71 | 33 |
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 0.6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Washacre Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.