The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton

The Olive Tree Primary School has been assessed as 'good' overall, marking a shift from its previous 'outstanding' rating from 2015. This change reflects the updated inspection framework and acknowledges that while the school has maintained good educational standards, there have been notable challenges since its last inspection. The school provides a supportive environment where children thrive, benefiting from a well-designed curriculum and good teaching practices. However, concerns regarding the coherence and depth of the physical education curriculum, as well as the need for improved communication with parents, have been highlighted.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school.
• The school has a well-designed and ambitious curriculum.
• Leaders have high expectations of pupils.
• Pupils receive appropriate support for special educational needs.
• Teachers develop secure knowledge of their subjects and enhance learning with technology.
• A strong focus on reading contributes to pupils’ success across subjects.

Areas for Improvement

• Coherence and sequencing in the curriculum need improvement in some subjects.
• The physical education curriculum is not as well developed as in other subjects.
• Communication with parents needs enhancement to address concerns.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.9% of pupils at The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton received £6,406 and spent £6,504 for each of its 419 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,154,000 (£2,754 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton last inspected by Ofsted?

The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton have?

The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton cover?

The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton?

The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is at Adelaide Street, Daubhill, Adelaide House, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3NY.