Harper Green School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bolton, BL4 0DH
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Kearsley Academy
Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8HY
Local ranking5th of 20 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
950
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Exceptional
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 65.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 135
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 780
- Boys
- 400 (52%)
- Girls
- 368 (48%)
- Capacity
- 950 (81% full)
- SEND
- 18.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 42.7%
- EAL
- 17.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 15.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,823/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 71.0%
- Black African: 7.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.1%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Other: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
71.0%
White British
7.7%
Black African
7.1%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Springfield Road
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136135
- UKPRN
- 10030490
- Establishment No.
- 6907
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
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