Little Lever School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 142296
- Address
- Church Street, Little Lever, BL3 1BT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1049 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 84.9%
Mixed 4.9%
Pakistani 4.1%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 206 |
Admissions
Little Lever School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 253
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 99
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 32
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 123 95 |
| Year 8 | 211 98 113 |
| Year 9 | 210 122 88 |
| Year 10 | 204 102 102 |
| Year 11 | 206 110 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 44.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 22.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |