Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School is a converter academy in Bolton for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. Ofsted visited in November 2025 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0AH01204 852932turtonandedgworthprimary.co.ukMr Craig Wheatley headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 18 November 2025. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (2)
| Date | Type | Outcome | Inspected as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 November 2025 | S5 Inspection | – | Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School (predecessor) |
| 6 March 2024 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | This school |
† These inspections are for Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
21 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 21 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 32 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 70% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 84% | 61% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 6% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 109.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 | 104.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | 104.4 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 105.6 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 95% | 81% | 87% | 90% | 93% | 84% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 95% | 81% | 97% | 88% | 93% | 91% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 86% | 89% | 83% | 83% | 79% | 91% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +1.9 | +3.4 | +2.6 | +1.3 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +2.6 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.3 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England/Methodist school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Blackburn with Darwen council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.3% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.4% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 3.7% | 9.7% | 6.3% | 10.6% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 99 | No overall grade 2024 | 73 | Compare |
| Eagley Junior School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 224 | No overall grade 2025 | 64 | Compare |
| Eagley Infant School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 203 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| Egerton Community Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton | Roman Catholic | 2.1 miles | 162 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| Walmsley CofE Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 303 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
| Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | Roman Catholic | 2.2 miles | 233 | Good 2024 | 67 | Compare |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary School | Academy | 2.4 miles | 185 | Good 2023 | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School a good school?
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from November 2025 rated its teaching as strong.
What is Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 18 November 2025 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as strong.
How good are Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 86% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 14% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Pupils were in school 96.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 4% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0AH
- Telephone
- 01204 852932
- Website
- www.turtonandedgworthprimary.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Wheatley
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist, Diocese of Manchester
- Multi-academy trust
- The Bishop Fraser Trust (8 schools)
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward
- West Pennine
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152266 · LAESTAB 8893183 · UKPRN 10099632
- Formerly
- Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.