SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Bolton·BL2 6NW
Composite score
48.7
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#7,785
National rank
#1092
In North West
#59
In Bolton
Top 53%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
41 first choices, 51 places
First choices per place
0.80
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
75
any preference, for 51 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
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1 per place
0.9420220.9120230.9820240.8820250.802026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
382
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,174
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 382 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 51 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 23.0 pupils per teacher. SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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