St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Peter's CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception entry had 57 first-choice applications for 57 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- No Reception last distance was published for 2026, and the published figures swung sharply between some earlier years.
- 28.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 35.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bolton.
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
- Alexandra Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9JT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 411 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where everyone matters.”
- “Staff and pupils greet each other with friendly smiles each day.”
- “Staff skilfully support any pupils who find it difficult to express their emotions in a mature and sensible way.”
To improve
- “Some pupils miss chunks of their schooling due to absence.”
- “In 2025, pupils' attainment in mathematics, by the end of Year 6, was lower than in previous years, but typically, pupils' gains in this subject are close to the national average.”
- “Additionally, while attainment for pupils who are disadvantaged was close to national averages, the gaps in attainment when compared with other disadvantaged pupils nationally have widened over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2026 (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) | 58% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 53 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.
- Kearsley West Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Good
- St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Queensbridge Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth 0.6 mi Not judged
- The Ferns Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published