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St Peter's CofE Primary School

Alexandra Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9JT

Local ranking41st of 92 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 December 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong 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)
58.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
72.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
67.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
65.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
422
Boys
205 (50%)
Girls
206 (50%)
Capacity
420 (98% full)
SEND
15.9%
FSM Eligible
33.6%
EAL
13.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.0%
SEN Support
11.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.3
Budget per Pupil
£6,827/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 75.5%
  • Black African: 7.4%
  • Asian Pakistani: 5.2%
  • Mixed Other: 2.1%
  • Black Other: 2.1%
  • White Other: 1.7%
  • Other: 1.7%
  • Asian Other: 1.2%

75.5%

White British

7.4%

Black African

5.2%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105239
UKPRN
10068697
Establishment No.
3352

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