St Peter's CofE Primary School
Alexandra Street, Bolton, BL4 9JT
411 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 57 | 109 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 50 | 93 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 95 | 155 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 62 | 107 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 74 | 124 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 84 | 132 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 83 | 139 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 80 | 141 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kearsley West Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queensbridge Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- North Walkden Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.