St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic
Shepherd Cross Street, Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 3EJ
Headteacher · Mrs Katrina Balsamo
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Key facts
Pupils220Capacity 240
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 20 November 2024
Free school meals36.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024.
Last graded inspection, 11 September 2019:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- 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
All 17 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered18
Applications40
First choice17
First-choice offers17
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
- Oxford Grove Primary School0.1 mi
- Brownlow Fold Primary School0.2 mi
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell0.2 mi
- The Olive School, Bolton0.3 mi
- Gaskell Community Primary School0.6 mi