St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Gregory’s RC Primary School has made a positive impact since becoming an academy, with overall effectiveness rated as good in its first inspection. The quality of education is strong, particularly noted in the early years provision and personal development of pupils. The school fosters a welcoming and safe environment where pupils feel valued and achieve well, supported by high expectations set for all students, including those with special educational needs. However, the school needs to enhance the consistency in revisiting learning across some subjects to ensure that pupils can fully embed key knowledge in their long-term memories.

Strengths

• Strong early years curriculum that prepares children exceptionally well.
• High expectations of pupil achievement, including those with SEND.
• Effective support for pupils who need extra help with reading.
• A well-designed personal, social, and health education curriculum.
• Positive behavior and a strong culture of mutual respect.
• High-quality training and support for staff from the trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in how teachers revisit learning in some subjects.

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 St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 1.6% of pupils at St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 18.4% of pupils at St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy received £7,474 and spent £7,461 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£354 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, income was £6,697 and spending £6,817 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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All schools in Bolton · Bolton local authority: places and applications

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Bury
• Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bury
• St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bury

What is St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have?

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy cover?

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at Presto Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL4 8AJ.