Primary school

St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bolton
  • BL3 6HP
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,716 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 63%2022/23: top 22%22% · 2022/232023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM74% · North West 63%8/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 74% · 31 pupils · North West 63%74%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 21% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 20% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 6%21%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
27 of 27 who put it first2014 · 96.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2727
2nd31
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2020

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026225
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.9%
First language not English54.7%
SEN support20.2%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils8.8%

Girls 52%Boys 48%

107.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 8.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.8
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 23.3 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 5 months.

  • +£19,000revenue reserve
  • +£54,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (22 academies) · trust reserve £1,895,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it