St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL7 9HTPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 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 162 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

Pupils

162

Total Pupils

40%Boys

60%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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: Average
Total pupils: 162
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

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 25 January 2024. 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 Nov 2014	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.