Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
Newport Road, Bolton, BL3 2DT
572 pupils · 136% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 12 March 2024, published 6 May 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 | 62% |
| 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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 54 | 90 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 55 | 92 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 81 | 131 | 87 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 75 | 117 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 73 | 116 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 85 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 84 | 75 | 133 | 83 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 68 | 110 | 60 |
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
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Clarendon Primary School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lever Edge Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
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.