Lever Edge Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 1–11 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bolton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lever Edge Primary Academy is a primary school in Bolton for ages 1–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Lever Edge Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2026 there were 52 first-choice applications for 57 Reception offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 1–11
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 562 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff ensure that pupils feel part of a friendly community.”
- “Pupils are taught to appreciate the importance of treating everyone with respect and care.”
- “All pupils are valued regardless of their differences.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not assured themselves that the curriculum is being delivered as intended by all teachers.”
- “Some teachers do not ensure that the important vocabulary set out in the subject curriculums is taught well.”
- “Consequently, some pupils lack the vocabulary they need to access future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Essa Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bede Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sunning Hill Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clarendon Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton 0.6 mi Good Last distance published