Sharples Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton
Sharples Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy and harmonious school.”
- “The school has high aspirations for all pupils.”
- “Pupils typically achieve well.”
To improve
- “The school’s work to develop pupils’ writing is at an earlier stage.”
- “Some pupils’ writing is not as fluent as it could be, which affects how easily they are able to record their ideas.”
- “This is because, at times, teachers do not provide sufficient support for pupils who have not developed letter formation skills well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 66% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 19 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.
- The Oaks Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- High Lawn Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Columba's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eagley Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Eagley Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published