Little Lever School
Church Street, Bolton, BL3 1BT
1,085 pupils · 103% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LEVER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 8 March 2022, published 18 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 231 | 216 | 356 | 231 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 238 | 208 | 382 | 238 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 236 | 253 | 405 | 236 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 217 | 248 | 393 | 217 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 214 | 190 | 332 | 214 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 214 | 231 | 387 | 214 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 241 | 418 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 208 | 208 | 360 | 208 |
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
- Harper Green School 2.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kearsley Academy 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy 2.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St James's Church of England High School 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bolton Muslim Girls School 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.