Harper Green School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bolton, BL4 0DH
- Distance
- 0.7km away
St James's Church of England High School
Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9RU
Local ranking7th of 20 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 2 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 207
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1064
- Boys
- 541 (51%)
- Girls
- 512 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (100% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.8%
- EAL
- 12.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.5%
- SEN Support
- 11.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,584/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
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- 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: 67.0%
- Black African: 13.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.0%
- Asian Indian: 3.8%
- White Other: 3.7%
- Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
67.0%
White British
13.3%
Black African
4.0%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Lucas Road
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 144046
- UKPRN
- 10064724
- Establishment No.
- 5400
- Trust
- THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST
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