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Pikes Lane Primary School

Gibraltar Street, Bolton, BL3 5HU

Local ranking73rd of 93 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

518

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
54.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
64.0%
Writing (Expected)
70.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
61

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
522
Boys
264 (51%)
Girls
258 (49%)
Capacity
518 (101% full)
SEND
18.0%
FSM Eligible
40.4%
EAL
90.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.0%
SEN Support
14.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,899/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 35.8%
  • Black African: 23.9%
  • Asian Indian: 15.9%
  • Other: 10.9%
  • Asian Other: 5.6%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 2.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%

35.8%

Asian Pakistani

23.9%

Black African

15.9%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105161
UKPRN
10078451
Establishment No.
2022