St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 2PL
487 pupils · 103% of 475 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 28.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2024, published 26 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 55 | 79 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 64 | 102 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 63 | 110 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 59 | 95 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 53 | 93 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 52 | 84 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 67 | 106 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 59 | 97 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- All Saints CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Ferns Primary Academy 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queensbridge Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.