Little Lever School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.7 miles
last distance offered: “2.7 miles” · Published by Bolton Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Little Lever School is a secondary school in Bolton for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Little Lever School 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.7 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.7 miles away, the 3rd longest of 13 Bolton secondary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2022, having swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 216 first-choice applications for 231 offers; 214 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 84 of the 356 Year 7 applications (24%) in 2026 came from families living outside Bolton; 43 offers went to them.
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
- Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,085 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “As pupils arrive at Little Lever, they are greeted warmly by supportive staff.”
- “Pupils have positive and respectful relationships with staff and each other.”
- “They find comfort in leaders' clear rules and routines.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils' absence rates remain high.”
- “While this is improving, some pupils do not benefit from the consistent education that they should.”
- “These pupils also miss the wider opportunities that the school offers.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 216 first-preference applications, 231 offers in total, 214 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- Harper Green School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Kearsley Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James's Church of England High School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolton Muslim Girls School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- University Collegiate School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Essa Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published