Sharples Primary School
Primary schoolSharples Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 245 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Sharples Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Sharples SchoolSecondary. Improved significantly, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)180 m
- The Oaks Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Birtenshaw School BoltonSpecial. School remains Good, November 2022680 m
- High Lawn Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Canon Slade SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional)970 m
- St Columba's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bolton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).