Little Lever School

State-Funded School

little-lever-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL3 1BTPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Little Lever 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 1,085 pupils. Little Lever School is part of Lever Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.91

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,085

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,085
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Lever Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Dec 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.