Harper Green School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bolton, BL4 0DH
- Distance
- 2.3km away
Little Lever School
Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1BT
Local ranking8th of 20 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 56.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 208
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1064
- Boys
- 590 (54%)
- Girls
- 495 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (103% full)
- SEND
- 18.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.8%
- EAL
- 7.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.1%
- SEN Support
- 13.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,653/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
- 10.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.6%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
83.6%
White British
4.6%
Asian Pakistani
1.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Church Street
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 142296
- UKPRN
- 10053927
- Establishment No.
- 4044
- Trust
- LEVER ACADEMY TRUST
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