Red Lane Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL2 5HPPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Red Lane Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bolton, North West.

It currently serves 475 pupils. Red Lane Primary School is part of BASE Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

475

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 475
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BASE Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
18 Sept 2019	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.