Pikes Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bolton
Pikes Lane Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gibraltar Street, Bolton, BL3 5HU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Bolton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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