St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 35 families put this school as their first choice, and 41 places were offered. 35 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Premier Education WAC @ St Thomas Halliwell. Ofsted report

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Ofsted inspection

Report card, 10 March 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Strong standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Early years

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

366 (capacity 367)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Manchester

Phone

01204333193

Address

Eskrick Street, Bolton, BL1 3JB

Website

st-thomas-halliwell.bolton.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports