Sharples Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 22 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105162
Address
Hugh Lupus Street, BL1 8RU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
260 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
42.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.9%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 31.2%
White British 27.3%
Pakistani 19.6%
Other 6.9%
African 5.4%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell above average5
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 9%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sharples Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
9
2
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
23
10
13
Reception, Full-time
31
18
13
Year 1
31
20
11
Year 2
32
14
18
Year 3
34
17
17
Year 4
32
15
17
Year 5
35
21
14
Year 6
33
14
19
Year 2023-2024

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