Primary school in Bolton, Blackburn with Darwen
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School
Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 0AH
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 18 November 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Places
- 210
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Blackburn with Darwen 018E, 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
- 49%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
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 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Craig Wheatley
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward
- West Pennine
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- URN
- 152266
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HawkshawVoluntary aided school | No grade | 64% | 1.5 mi |
| Eagley Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 70% | 1.8 mi |
| Eagley Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.9 mi |
| Egerton Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 78% | 2 mi |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 58% | 2.1 mi |
| Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | — | 2.1 mi |
| Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, BuryVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 74% | 2.2 mi |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 61% | 2.4 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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