St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
Norris Street, Bolton, BL3 1BQ
196 pupils · 93% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (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 2 March 2023, published 10 May 2023. 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 | 42% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 4 | 28 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 14 | 50 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 22 | 46 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 27 | 57 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 51 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 31 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 28 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 26 | 70 | 29 |
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
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Mytham Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bowness Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Masefield Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Blackshaw Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Prestolee Primary School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
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.