Little Lever SchoolHarper Green School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bolton.
Summary of the comparison
Little Lever School and Harper Green School are secondary schools in Bolton.
Little Lever School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harper Green School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Little Lever School is ahead on our composite score.
Little Lever School was judged the expected standard and Harper Green School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.8 for Little Lever School and 42.6 for Harper Green School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Little Lever School (46.7 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Harper Green School (43.1 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BoltonLittle Lever School | BoltonHarper Green School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 20 in Bolton Stronger figure | 14th of 20 in Bolton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,085 | 1,070 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Bolton, BL3 1BT | Bolton, BL4 0DH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 Stronger figure | 42.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.7% Stronger figure | 39.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.7% Stronger figure | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 208 | 215 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,064 | 1,126 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.8% | 47.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.4% | 35.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 10.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 8.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.5% | 25.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Little Lever School
Harper Green School
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