# Alternatives to Sharples Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Sharples Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Sharples Primary School, for comparison

0.79 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [The Oaks Primary School, Bolton](/school/105176/the-oaks-primary-school) | 0.3 mi north-west | 0.87 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [High Lawn Primary School, Bolton](/school/105156/high-lawn-primary-school) | 0.5 mi west | 0.91 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [St Columba's RC Primary School, Bolton](/school/105220/st-columba-s-rc-primary-school) | 0.6 mi south-east | 0.93 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge, Bolton](/school/138851/st-paul-s-cofe-primary-school-astley-bridge) | 0.6 mi south-west | 1.20 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School, Bolton](/school/105219/holy-infant-and-st-anthony-rc-primary-school) | 0.7 mi south-west | 0.67 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Bolton](/school/105249/st-john-the-evangelist-rc-primary-school-bromley-cross-bolton) | 0.8 mi north | 0.73 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/105162/sharples-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/105162/sharples-primary-school