The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Adelaide Street, Bolton, BL3 3NY
418 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE OLIVE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL BOLTON LIMITED
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — 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 4 February 2020, published 12 May 2020. 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 | 75% |
| 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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 69 | 203 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 93 | 228 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 92 | 239 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 71 | 177 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 72 | 182 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 68 | 180 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 82 | 201 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 88 | 240 | 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
- Sunning Hill Primary School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Brandwood Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Bede Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Clarendon Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Haslam Park Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · 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.