67%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
57%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
23%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
793.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,064
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Little Lever School · Secondary · Bolton
Part ofLEVER ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
67%
+2pp
71%67%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
57%
+8pp
57%49%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
Attainment 8
46.2
+0.4
46.745.143.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.2
EBacc entry
23%
+15pp
23%13%3%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 23%
EBacc APS
793.7
+21.4
793.7657.8522.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 793.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,064
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1BT
Local authority
Bolton
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57% | 46.2 | Not applicable | 23% | 793.7 | 34% | 1,064 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 49% | 45.8 | +0.13 | 8% | 772.3 | 13% | 1,049 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 41% | 44.4 | +0.09 | 3% | 746.0 | 4% | 1,049 |
| 2021/22 | 71% | 53% | 46.7 | +0.11 | 10% | 757.8 | 16% | 1,042 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 45% | 43.5 | +0.04 | 9% | 522.0 | 10% | 980 |
| 2017/18 | 49% | 29% | 39.8 | -0.44 | 35% | 611.2 | 36% | 949 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 26% | 40.0 | -0.33 | 14% | — | 19% | 924 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,064 | 15.5 | 18% | 7% | 31% | 10% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 1,049 | 18.6 | 17% | 7% | 28% | 11% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 1,049 | 18.9 | 19% | 7% | 28% | 10% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 1,042 | 17.8 | 17% | 8% | 28% | 10% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 1,045 | 17.1 | 17% | 8% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 980 | 16.8 | 13% | 9% | 31% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 924 | 15.9 | 12% | 10% | 32% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.