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Pikes Lane Primary School

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

508

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pikes Lane Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pikes Lane Primary School is a community school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 522 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #62 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #8,648 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%

Reading64% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 73%

Maths69% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading62% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.5 to 1.7

0.3

Write

LA 1.2

-1.2 to 1.9

1.1

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.5 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-3.4 to -0.2

3.3

Write

LA 1.0

1.8 to 4.8

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.8 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%

Reading64% LA 73%

Writing81% LA 78%

Maths67% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.2

-2.8 to 0.4

1.6

Write

LA 0.7

0 to 3.2

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.9 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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15 June 2016

Inspection Report

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01 December 2011

Inspection Report

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11 March 2009

Inspection Report

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30 January 2006

Inspection Report

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13 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-06-15

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-12-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 522 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	522	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	521	3	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	525	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	520	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	514	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	516	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	508	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	516	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	509	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	507	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	508	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	512	1	0.2%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	506	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	502	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	497	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	497	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	498	3	0.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	495	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	498	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	498	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	493	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	496	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	496	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	500	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	498	2	0.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	495	2	0.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 66 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils