Pikes Lane Primary School

What the figures show

• The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.399 miles, the 9th longest of the 36 Bolton primary schools with a published one (this one included).
• The Reception last distance swung between years: the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and 2023, and the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
• In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
• That 2024/25 result was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton that have results.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Gibraltar Street, Bolton, BL3 5HU

Type

Community school

Phase

Primary

Ages

2–11

Council

Bolton

Pupils on roll

512 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

30.3% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

21.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025

Strengths

• “Pupils are polite and well mannered.”
• “They treat each other and adults with kindness and respect.”
• “Pupils celebrate the diversity that exists within the school and wider community.”

To improve

• “However, pupils do not build their knowledge well enough across the whole curriculum, including in the early years.”
• “This is borne out in the published results for the end of key stage 2, which show that many pupils are not well prepared for the next stage of their education.”
• “However, it is too early to see the impact of this across all subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bolton.

• Gilnow Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Sunning Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Haslam Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
• St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Clarendon Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Brandwood Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
• The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published

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