Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School

State-Funded School

holy-infant-and-st-anthony-rc-primary-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL1 6QJPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Bolton, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 188 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 12 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

10%

Black

16%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Pupils

188

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 188
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 15 July 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 May 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.