Primary school in Bolton
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Pilkington Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 6HP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 5 February 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 225 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 111 / 114
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bolton 016D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 34%
- Households owning their home
- 15%
- Households in social housing
- 53%
- Households with no car
- 59%
- Adults economically inactive
- 55%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Louise Bates
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- URN
- 151355
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 0.3 mi |
| Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 61% | 0.5 mi |
| Pikes Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 54% | 0.5 mi |
| Sunning Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 74% | 0.5 mi |
| Gilnow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 53% | 0.7 mi |
| The Olive Tree Primary School BoltonFree schools | No grade | 75% | 0.7 mi |
| St William of York Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 84% | 0.7 mi |
| Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 62% | 0.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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