Back

Sunning Hill Primary School

Goldsmith Street, Bolton, BL3 6TR

Local ranking8th of 93 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

531

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

View on Ofsted
Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
16.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
84.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
90.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
62

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
536
Boys
278 (52%)
Girls
258 (48%)
Capacity
531 (101% full)
SEND
10.1%
FSM Eligible
24.3%
EAL
68.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
6.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
24.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,522/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
4.8% 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
Loading chart
  • Asian Indian: 56.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 23.2%
  • Black African: 7.9%
  • Asian Other: 4.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.7%
  • Black Other: 1.7%
  • Other: 1.7%

56.0%

Asian Indian

23.2%

Asian Pakistani

7.9%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105163
UKPRN
10078450
Establishment No.
2025