Sharples Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 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
- 253 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 40.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
Indian 32%
White British 24.5%
Pakistani 19.4%
Other 7.1%
African 5.1%
Mixed 4%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other White 2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell above average5
MathsWell above average3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sharples Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 33.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 6 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 2 | 29 19 10 |
| Year 3 | 35 15 20 |
| Year 4 | 34 17 17 |
| Year 5 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 6 | 34 21 13 |