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
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
| 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 | 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 |