St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

Primary · Bolton · BL4 8AP · URN 151026

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-06-29Cohort 154Church of England

Exam results

No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bolton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
27.6 pupils per class

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Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
43.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
37% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
26% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.3pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
20.7pupils per teacher

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Ofsted rated St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth Good at its inspection on 29/06/2022.
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St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is a primary school in Bolton, postcode BL4 8AP (URN 151026).
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