Primary · BL5 · Bolton

St George's CofE Primary School

The Hoskers, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2FB

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance96.7%
Attainment60% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils247

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (May 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and early years expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (14 Mar 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BL5. Where we have them, council (Bolton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
247
Free school meals
12.3%
4.3% below district average (16.6%)

Also: Bolton 26.4% · England 24.7%

SEN
10%
5.5% below district average (15.5%)

Also: Bolton 17.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
3.8%
4.3% below district average (8.1%)
Attendance
96.7%
0.4% above district average (96.3%)

Also: Bolton 94.9% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
5.2%
Attainment
60% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BL5 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2197.7%
  • 2021/2295.6%
  • 2022/2395.3%
  • 2023/2495.6%
  • 2024/2595.9%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2362%
  • 2023/2478%
  • 2024/2560%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
300
Pupils on roll
247

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Bolton page.

SEN support

SEN %
10%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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