Ladybridge High School

State-Funded School

ladybridge-high-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton WestConstituency

BL3 4NGPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ladybridge High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,136 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.56

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

46%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,136

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,136
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
31 Jan 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.