St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
About the school
St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is an open primary school in Bolton.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
171
Girls
48.54%
Boys
51.46%
SEN support
13.45%
Education, health and care plan
2.92%
English as an additional language
43.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.67%
Overall absence
5.6
Persistent absence
12.35