Primary school in Bolton, Bury
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
Tommy Lane, Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 5SQ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 13 January 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 270
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bury 012C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 86%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE SYCAMORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lucy McGreavy
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Radcliffe North & Ainsworth
- Constituency
- Bury North
- URN
- 152293
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercroft Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 66% | 0.8 mi |
| Harwood Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 1 mi |
| Red Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 63% | 1.1 mi |
| Greenhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 86% | 1.1 mi |
| Blackshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 69% | 1.2 mi |
| Hardy Mill Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 69% | 1.3 mi |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 57% | 1.3 mi |
| Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 79% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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