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St Peter's CofE Primary School

URN
105239
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Peter's CofE Primary School
URN
105239
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

41

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

53

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#58 of 88 schools in Bolton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Peter's CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
12 March 2026
Inspection date
9 December 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

55

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

93

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

54

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.69×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bolton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bolton)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.st-peters-farnworth.bolton.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bolton to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

72.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

58.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BL4 9JT - Alexandra Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Alexandra Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire
Postcode
BL4 9JT
Phone
1204333090
Website
http://www.st-peters-farnworth.bolton.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bolton
Local authority code
350

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Bolton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

147

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

151

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 9 December 2025

  • Early years

    Expected standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 March 20269 December 2025S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 12 March 2026
    10 November 202115 September 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains OutstandingView report for inspection published 10 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      12 March 2026
      Inspected
      9 December 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding

      Published
      10 November 2021
      Inspected
      15 September 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    58.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 50

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    34

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary151 (61.4%)
    • Secondary34 (13.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other61 (24.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    TLG Bolton377 mNot applicableClosed
    Kearsley West Primary School498 mPrimaryOpen
    Compass Centre South560 mNot applicableClosed
    Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre612 mNurseryOpen
    St Gregory's RC Primary School, Farnworth, Bolton638 mPrimaryClosed
    St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy638 mPrimaryOpen
    Queen Street Primary School654 mPrimaryClosed
    St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley655 mPrimaryClosed
    St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth655 mPrimaryOpen
    Bridgewater Nursery School735 mNurseryClosed
    • TLG Bolton
      Distance
      377 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Kearsley West Primary School
      Distance
      498 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Compass Centre South
      Distance
      560 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre
      Distance
      612 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bolton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBL4 7PYOpen
    Beacon Primary SchoolPrimaryBL6 7ALOpen
    Beacon Primary SchoolPrimaryBL6 7ALClosed
    Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimaryBL3 4RXOpen
    Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBL3 6PYOpen
    • All Saints CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BL4 7PY
      Status
      Open
    • Beacon Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BL6 7AL
      Status
      Open
    • Beacon Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BL6 7AL
      Status
      Closed
    • Beaumont Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BL3 4RX
      Status
      Open
    • Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
    St Gregory's RC Primary School, Farnworth, Bolton
    Distance
    638 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
    Distance
    638 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Queen Street Primary School
    Distance
    654 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley
    Distance
    655 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
    Distance
    655 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bridgewater Nursery School
    Distance
    735 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BL3 6PY
    Status
    Open