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Harwood Meadows Primary School

URN
137991
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Harwood Meadows Primary School
URN
137991
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

58 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

43

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#66 of 88 schools in Bolton

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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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low 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 Harwood Meadows Primary School

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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 Harwood Meadows Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
2 May 2022
Inspection date
22 February 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

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)

19

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

59

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

19

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.11×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bolton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bolton)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.harwood-meadows.bolton.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bolton 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 %

76.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

79.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

62.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BL2 3PS - Orchard Gardens, Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Orchard Gardens, Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire
Postcode
BL2 3PS
Phone
1204333702
Website
www.harwood-meadows.bolton.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bolton
Local authority code
350

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Bolton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

147

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

151

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.
  • Good

    Graded 2 May 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 May 202222 February 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 2 May 2022
    5 December 20196 November 2019-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 5 December 2019
    • Good

      Published
      2 May 2022
      Inspected
      22 February 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      5 December 2019
      Inspected
      6 November 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    32.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 18

    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

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary151 (61.4%)
    • Secondary34 (13.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other61 (24.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Harwood Meadows Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Christ's Church CofE Primary School, Harwood278 mPrimaryClosed
    Firwood High School415 mNot applicableOpen
    Firwood High School415 mNot applicableClosed
    Hardy Mill Primary School470 mPrimaryOpen
    Bolton St Catherine's Academy611 mAll-throughOpen
    Bolton St Catherine's Academy611 mAll-throughClosed
    Withins School703 mSecondaryClosed
    Longsight Community Primary School813 mPrimaryClosed
    Top o'th'Brow Primary School841 mPrimaryClosed
    • Harwood Meadows Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Christ's Church CofE Primary School, Harwood
      Distance
      278 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Firwood High School
      Distance
      415 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Firwood High School
      Distance
      415 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bolton)

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    Beacon Primary SchoolPrimaryBL6 7ALClosed
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    • Beaumont Primary School
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    • Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
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    Distance
    470 m
    Phase
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    Status
    Open
  • Bolton St Catherine's Academy
    Distance
    611 m
    Phase
    All-through
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  • Bolton St Catherine's Academy
    Distance
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    Phase
    All-through
    Status
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  • Withins School
    Distance
    703 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
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  • Longsight Community Primary School
    Distance
    813 m
    Phase
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    Status
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  • Top o'th'Brow Primary School
    Distance
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    Phase
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    Status
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  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
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    Status
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