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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL3 5HUPikes Lane Primary School
Primary

Pikes Lane Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL3 5HU www.pikeslaneprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
522
cap. 518
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
522
Pupils · 2024/25
90%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
522
Pupils · 2024/25
90%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 14/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pikes Lane Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
+4pp
65%58%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
10%8%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
522
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
90%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Gibraltar Street, Bolton, BL3 5HU
Local authority
Bolton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%8%64%16%70%13%69%20%79%75%103.0104.0105.018%522
2023/2450%8%62%17%57%12%63%15%68%67%101.0101.0103.019%520
2022/2365%7%80%22%73%15%78%28%90%85%105.0105.0106.0+0.10+0.30+1.1017%508
2018/1961%10%66%15%81%36%75%20%78%86%102.0104.0108.0-1.80+3.30-0.4020%498
2017/1852%5%64%16%81%24%67%14%81%81%102.0102.0106.0-1.20+1.60-0.4020%496
2016/1753%10%57%15%82%38%67%18%73%80%102.0104.0108.0-1.30+5.30+0.1016%498

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2552225.318%90%40%4%9%
2023/2452022.319%90%34%4%6%
2022/2350822.817%91%34%4%10%
2021/2250724.417%92%27%4%8%
2020/2150624.518%93%26%
2018/1949824.820%94%29%3%4%
2017/1849622.520%94%32%3%4%
2016/1749819.716%97%34%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.