Gaskell Community Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, BL1 2QG
Headteacher · Miss Sarah Barlow
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils472Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 14 January 2025
Free school meals36.2%
Ofsted
Inspection on 14 January 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Bolton council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BoltonApplications for September 2026
55 of the 56 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered58
Applications90
First choice56
First-choice offers55
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton0.3 mi
- The Olive School, Bolton0.4 mi
- Brownlow Fold Primary School0.4 mi
- Oxford Grove Primary School0.5 mi
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton0.6 mi