St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

BL4 8APPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 154 pupils. St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is part of ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

26%

Black

23%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

154

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

44%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 154
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.