St Mary's RC Primary School
Primary school in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton. Standards maintained (Mar 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 March 2020, report published 12 May 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 12 March 2025, report published 5 May 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around March 2029
The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesChorley New Road Primary Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.6 milesHorwich Parish CofE Primary School
Report card, Mar 2026: 7 expected
- 0.6 milesClaypool Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- 0.9 milesSt Catherine's CofE Primary School
Report card, Jul 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- 1.0 milesBeacon Primary School
Good (Mar 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.