The Olive School, Bolton
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A87
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Bolton, BL1 3DX
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Brownlow Fold Primary School
Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
Local ranking50th of 92 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
266
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 10 February 2026.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 53.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 3.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 63.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Cohort Size
- 30
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 232
- Boys
- 122 (53%)
- Girls
- 110 (47%)
- Capacity
- 266 (87% full)
- SEND
- 22.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.0%
- EAL
- 73.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 20.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,331/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 41.4%
- Asian Indian: 23.3%
- White British: 9.9%
- Black African: 9.5%
- Other: 5.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Asian Other: 2.6%
- White Other: 1.7%
41.4%
Asian Pakistani
23.3%
Asian Indian
9.9%
White British
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Darley Street
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105149
- UKPRN
- 10078453
- Establishment No.
- 2004
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