Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #26 in Bolton public Top 3% UK

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Simon Charnock

location_onBolton, BL5 1EN

language Visit Website phone 1204332606

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

groups

Students

205

school

Expected Standard

90%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

0.9x

summarize

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton is a voluntary aided school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #3,382 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 63%

Reading94% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 73%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading93% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 3.5

2.0

Write

LA 1.2

-0.2 to 4.2

1.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.7 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.0 to 2.3

0.0

Write

LA 1.0

-2.0 to 2.0

0.1

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.7 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 64%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 78%

Maths94% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.6 to 0.6

-1

Write

LA 0.7

-3 to 1

1.2

Maths

LA 0.7

-0.7 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 July 2021

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

23 February 2016

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

28 March 2014

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

23 November 2010

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

04 February 2008

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

02 December 2003

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-02-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-11-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-02-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 203 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	204	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	3	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

Top Primary Schools in Bolton

Other highly-ranked schools in the same local authority

View all arrow_forward

The Olive School, Bolton

Outstanding

location_on Bolton, BL1 8HT

emoji_events #1 in LA

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

Outstanding

location_on Bolton, BL1 8QA

emoji_events #2 in LA

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

Good

location_on Bolton, BL4 0BP

emoji_events #3 in LA

The Valley Community Primary School

Outstanding

location_on Bolton, BL1 8JG

emoji_events #4 in LA

St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School

Good

location_on Bolton, BL3 3DE

emoji_events #5 in LA

Kearsley West Primary School

Good

location_on Bolton, BL4 9BZ

emoji_events #6 in LA

View all schools in Bolton arrow_forward

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Bolton

The Olive School, Bolton

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

The Valley Community Primary School

St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School

Kearsley West Primary School