St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth at a glance

Located in Bolton, St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 171 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half 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). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 26.6 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.