Gaskell Community Primary School
Community school in Bolton, Bolton.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 472 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 36.20% |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Address | Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 2QG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://gaskellprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01204333666 |
| URN | 105155 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 January 2025, published 13 February 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- The Olive School, Bolton (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Brownlow Fold Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Oxford Grove Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- The Valley Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Gilnow Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
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