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St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School

Pilkington Street, Bolton, BL3 6HP

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 March 2025 and continues as St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy (URN 151355) (opened 1 April 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
84.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
84.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
223
Boys
107 (48%)
Girls
116 (52%)
Capacity
210 (106% full)
SEND
22.9%
FSM Eligible
27.9%
EAL
54.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.7%
SEN Support
20.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,834/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
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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  • Black African: 25.7%
  • White British: 23.9%
  • Asian Indian: 23.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.8%
  • Other: 6.8%
  • Asian Other: 4.0%
  • White Other: 2.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.7%

25.7%

Black African

23.9%

White British

23.0%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Pilkington Street

Bolton, North West

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Administrative

URN
105225
UKPRN
10070782
Establishment No.
3328

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