St Peter's CofE Primary School, Bolton

Ofsted's report card from its 9 December 2025 inspection grades St Peter's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders analyse absence information carefully."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have a deep understanding of the school's context and the disadvantages that pupils may face."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have a resolute focus on providing an extensive personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well across a range of subjects, including reading, writing and mathematics."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a comprehensive and ambitious curriculum offer."

Early years - Expected standard. "The school ensures that children are supported to make a positive start to their schooling."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers' checks on pupils' learning identify errors and misconceptions in pupils' knowledge and skills consistently well so that these can be addressed swiftly. • Governors should deepen their understanding of the impact of the school's curriculum priorities so that they are well placed to support and challenge leaders' actions to develop the curriculum, teaching and pupils' achievement".

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Bolton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put St Peter's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's CofE Primary School are Kearsley West Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth (0.4 miles); and Queensbridge Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths).

St Peter's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Peter's CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 19 (4.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Farnworth Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lark Street (near), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Peter's CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Peter's CofE Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Peter's CofE Primary School are Kearsley Academy (0.5 miles), Harper Green School (0.9 miles) and St James's Church of England High School (1 mile).