Pikes Lane Primary School
Community school in Bolton, Bolton.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 512 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 518 |
| Free school meals | 35.30% |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Address | Gibraltar Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5HU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.pikeslaneprimaryschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01204333633 |
| URN | 105161 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 January 2025, published 30 January 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 14 September 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Gilnow Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Sunning Hill Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Haslam Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Clarendon Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Brandwood Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton (primary school, about 1.1 km)
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