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Rivington Foundation Primary School

Primary school in Bolton, Lancashire. Improved significantly (Jan 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 28 January 2020, report published 13 February 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.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

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 7 January 2025, report published 30 January 2025.

Improved significantly

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 January 2029

The last inspection was in January 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

  1. 1.2 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton

    Primary, Chorley, Lancashire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)

  2. 1.3 milesAnderton Primary School

    Primary, Adlington, Lancashire

    Standards maintained (Nov 2024)

  3. 1.5 milesAdlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Chorley, Lancashire

    Good (Mar 2023)

  4. 1.7 milesBeacon Primary School

    Primary, Bolton

    Good (Mar 2023)

  5. 1.9 milesAdlington Primary School

    Primary, Chorley, Lancashire

    Good (Jul 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.