Harper Green School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bolton
Harper Green School is a secondary school in Bolton for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Harper Green Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0DH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,070 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “They describe it to inspectors as being a safe and friendly place.”
- “Pupils value staff at the school and appreciate how well they know them each individually.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is because the training for staff that has been provided to support specific pupils is not always consistently applied.”
- “Some aspects of the relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education programmes are not as well thought out as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (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) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.8 | 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: 104 first-preference applications, 198 offers in total, 104 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Bolton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- St James's Church of England High School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Kearsley Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Little Lever School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Essa Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bolton Muslim Girls School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- University Collegiate School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published