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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL1 8RUSharples Primary School
Primary

Sharples Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL1 8RU www.sharples-pri.bolton.sch.uk/

Pupils
253
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
253
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
253
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sharples Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-3pp
70%66%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
6%
0pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
253
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU
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
2024/2566%6%69%16%78%16%75%19%84%75%104.0105.0106.016%253
2023/2469%6%75%19%81%19%81%25%84%78%105.0104.0107.016%260
2022/2370%9%70%12%82%33%79%36%88%70%103.0106.0105.0-0.50+5.00+3.0016%248
2018/1970%17%80%37%80%33%80%20%73%77%106.0104.0108.0+3.30+3.50+0.9019%227
2017/1862%0%72%14%83%21%79%14%83%79%104.0103.0104.0-0.20+0.80-0.5020%240
2016/1750%13%77%23%80%17%67%17%83%90%105.0104.0108.0-0.20+0.40-1.0021%235

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
2024/2525324.316%40%21%5%10%
2023/2426023.616%42%21%5%15%
2022/2324822.516%45%21%6%16%
2021/2224122.515%49%19%6%23%
2020/2123021.314%49%19%
2018/1922721.119%51%23%3%5%
2017/1824022.020%59%23%4%8%
2016/1723520.921%56%26%4%6%

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