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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 February 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School, URN 105225
- 15 February 2012Graded inspection: Good · as St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School, URN 105225
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry35 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.2; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2025 1.2; Bolton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2024 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2023 1.4; Bolton median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Bolton median
Dashed bars: as St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School (URN 105225), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 35 | 1.2 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 * | 27 | 31 | 1.2 | 21 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2024 * | 28 | 39 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 * | 23 | 31 | 1.4 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 * | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 24 | 36 | 1.5 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 * | 28 | 52 | 1.9 | 32 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 * | 26 | 38 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2016 * | 23 | 44 | 1.9 | 17 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 60 | 2.1 | 36 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2014 * | 26 | 44 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.04 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20201.2applications per place
- 0.5 km · BoltonStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · BoltonGood20222.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Bolton20261.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BoltonStandards maintained20253.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · BoltonGood20241.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151355 · 350/3328
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 225 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School (URN 105225)
- Address
- Pilkington Street, Bolton, BL3 6HP
- Local authority
- Bolton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources