Pikes Lane Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gibraltar Street, Bolton, BL3 5HU
Website: www.pikeslaneprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01204333633
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jo Lindon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105161

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 518
Number of Pupils: 506
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 271

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.8 to 4.8
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alexandra Nursery School
Martha Street , Daubhill BL3 4AH
4out of 4 963 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pikes Lane Primary School
Gibraltar Street , BL3 5HU
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gilnow Primary School
Gilnow Gardens , BL1 4LG
3out of 4 338 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School
Pilkington Street , BL3 6HP
3out of 4 858 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sunning Hill Primary School
Goldsmith Street , BL3 6TR
4out of 4 961 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Haslam Park Primary School
Wigan Road , BL3 5QL
3out of 4 997 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University Collegiate School
Deane Road , BL3 5AG
3out of 4 374 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Swan Lane , BL3 6TQ
4out of 4 1,010 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Lever Edge Lane , Great Lever BL3 3LA
- not rated 2,045 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane , BL3 3HH
2out of 4 2,150 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE
4out of 4 2,346 yd Free schools No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG
- not rated 364 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton Sixth Form College
Town Centre Campus , Deane Road BL3 5BU
- not rated 656 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Bolton
Deane Road , BL3 5AB
- not rated 624 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton School Boys' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PA
- not rated 848 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Bolton School Girls' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PB
- not rated 1,002 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
Mount St Joseph's Convent , Willows Lane BL3 4HE
- not rated 1,255 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Thomasson Memorial School
Devonshire Road , BL1 4PJ
3out of 4 1,352 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.