Primary
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 25 of 58 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
67%
106.0
11th of 14 by our score, among the primary schools in Clitheroe we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2023/2024
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 105 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 67% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 89% |
| 23/24 | 67% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 110.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Joanne Abram
- Address
- Gisburn Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 4NP
- Telephone
- 01200447632
Other primary schools nearby
- Gisburn Primary School8.4/10
- Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.1/10
- Chatburn Church of England Primary School6.3/10
- Waddington and West Bradford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.8/10
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School6.7/10
- Slaidburn Brennands Endowed Primary School5.4/10