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Bolton Brow Primary Academy

URN
137392
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bolton Brow Primary Academy
URN
137392
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

52

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#48 of 67 schools in Calderdale

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Bolton Brow Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Bolton Brow Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
13 December 2022
Inspection date
3 November 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

29

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

82

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

29

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Calderdale
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Calderdale)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.boltonbrow.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Calderdale to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

HX6 2BA - Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
Postcode
HX6 2BA
Phone
1422831031
Website
http://www.boltonbrow.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Calderdale
Local authority code
381

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 220 schools in Calderdale.

Authority statistics

Total schools

220

Open schools

114

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

146

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 December 20223 November 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 13 December 2022
    • School remains Good

      Published
      13 December 2022
      Inspected
      3 November 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    35.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    31

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary146 (66.7%)
    • Secondary31 (14.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other42 (19.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Bolton Brow Junior Infant and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Compass Community School Willow Park161 mNot applicableOpen
    Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School373 mPrimaryOpen
    Sowerby Bridge High School692 mSecondaryClosed
    Trinity Academy Grammar692 mSecondaryOpen
    Warley Road Primary Academy859 mPrimaryOpen
    Warley Road Primary School859 mPrimaryClosed
    Tuel Lane Infant School905 mPrimaryClosed
    Norland CE School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Warley Town School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Bolton Brow Junior Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Compass Community School Willow Park
      Distance
      161 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School
      Distance
      373 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Sowerby Bridge High School
      Distance
      692 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Calderdale)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Park AcademyPrimaryHX2 9DGOpen
    Abbey Park Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryHX2 9DGClosed
    All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryHX3 0SDOpen
    Ash Green Community Primary SchoolPrimaryHX2 8QDOpen
    Ash Tree Infants' SchoolPrimaryHX2 8QDClosed
    • Abbey Park Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HX2 9DG
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Park Junior, Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HX2 9DG
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints' CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HX3 0SD
      Status
      Open
    • Ash Green Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HX2 8QD
      Status
      Open
  • Trinity Academy Grammar
    Distance
    692 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Warley Road Primary Academy
    Distance
    859 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Warley Road Primary School
    Distance
    859 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Tuel Lane Infant School
    Distance
    905 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Norland CE School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Warley Town School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ash Tree Infants' School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    HX2 8QD
    Status
    Closed