Cherry Tree Primary School
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Results
- 44% expected standard; 2% higher standard
- Size
- 408 pupils; 45 places a year; classes of 29
- Run by
- Bolton council
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11 · Mixed
- Expected standard: 44%, against 64% in Bolton.
- Higher standard: 2%, against 10% in Bolton.
- Sessions missed: 7.7%, against 4.9% in Bolton.
- Persistently absent: 27.1%, against 12.2% in Bolton.
At a glance
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SourceWhere these figures come from
How it is worked outBolton and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.
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SourceBolton Council offer-day figures, 2022 to 2026.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.
Bolton Council publishes no last distance offered for this school in the years we hold (2022 to 2026). Check your postcode for the distance from your home.
Offers
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Offer day, year by year
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures: Bolton Council, 2022 to 2026.
- Distances are straight lines from the school.
| Entry | Year | Places | Applications | Offered | Refused | Last distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 60 | 74 | 48 | — | — |
| Reception | 2024 | 60 | 89 | 60 | — | — |
| Reception | 2023 | 60 | 87 | 49 | — | — |
| Reception | 2022 | 60 | 79 | 55 | — | — |
A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought.
Results
Quality
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SourceOfsted · inspected 24 March 2026
DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025
- Ofsted report card (Achievement: Needs attention; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met)
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 44% (England 62%) (county 64%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 2% (England 8%) (county 10%)
Results
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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 44% | 62% | 64% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 2% | 8% | 10% | 2024/2025 |
League table place
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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | (90/96) |
Daily life and who goes there
Daily life
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024
- Absence: 7.7% of sessions missed; 27% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 6.3% and 19%
- Suspensions: 9 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 2); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 29.1 pupils; 15% of classes have more than 30
- 19.0 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 44 m
- 13 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 4 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.2 (1 km square, background level)
Absence
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.
- Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (40% or more), the median of 2777 schools.
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 27% | 1.6% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 30% | 0.8% |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 29% | 0.3% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 6.3% | 19% |
Suspensions and exclusions
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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 9.4 | 3.0% | 38 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5 | 3.5% | 42 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9 | 3.7% | 36 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 2.2 |
Class sizes and staff
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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 29.1 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 15% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 19.0 | November 2025 |
Stops nearby
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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.
- A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 44 |
Road collisions within 500 m
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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.
- 4 serious and 0 fatal in all; 7 involved a pedestrian, 1 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
Air quality
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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
- A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 12.9 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 12.8 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 7.2 | 2024 |
Who goes there
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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 48% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 17% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 14% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 5.1% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 46% | 2025/26 |
Ofsted
Inspections
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SourceOfsted, 2026.
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2026 | Report card | 7 areas graded |
| 7 December 2021 | Graded inspection | Good |
Admissions
Getting in
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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Reception 2026
- 40 families put it first for 45 places; every one of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
Applications and offers, DfE
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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.
- Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 45 | 40 | 70 | 40 |
| Reception | 2025 | 46 | 45 | 82 | 45 |
| Reception | 2024 | 58 | 50 | 84 | 50 |
| Reception | 2023 | 46 | 43 | 83 | 43 |
| Reception | 2022 | 52 | 45 | 70 | 45 |
| Reception | 2021 | 41 | 39 | 69 | 39 |
| Reception | 2020 | 49 | 41 | 83 | 41 |
| Reception | 2019 | 53 | 50 | 88 | 50 |
| Reception | 2018 | 44 | 41 | 77 | 41 |
| Reception | 2017 | 56 | 41 | 89 | 41 |
Who runs it
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools
- Community school is run by its local council (Bolton), not by an academy trust.
Fees and clubs
State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.
Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →Nearby
Schools nearby
Highfield Primary School0.4 miOur Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School0.5 miLever Edge Primary Academy0.9 miThe Ferns Primary Academy0.9 miCompare side by side →Nurseries nearby
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SourceOfsted early years register.
Sources
- Council offer-day figures: Bolton Council
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Bolton and the Bolton league table.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and methods: tap the (i) on each section. How we know · All sources.