Pikes Lane Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
C55
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Bolton, BL3 5HU
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Gilnow Primary School
Gilnow Gardens, Bolton, BL1 4LG
Local ranking30th of 92 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
236
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 53.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 3.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 56.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 78.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 32
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 231
- Boys
- 107 (48%)
- Girls
- 114 (52%)
- Capacity
- 236 (94% full)
- SEND
- 21.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.7%
- EAL
- 90.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 19.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,554/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.1% 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
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 59.7%
- Black African: 18.2%
- Asian Other: 5.2%
- Other: 4.3%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.2%
- White British: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
59.7%
Asian Pakistani
18.2%
Black African
5.2%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Gilnow Gardens
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105198
- UKPRN
- 10078442
- Establishment No.
- 2078
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