Little Lever School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 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
- 1064 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 83.5%
Mixed 4.8%
Pakistani 4.6%
Other White 1.9%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 202 |
Admissions
Little Lever School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 84
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 126 110 |
| Year 8 | 214 123 91 |
| Year 9 | 204 95 109 |
| Year 10 | 206 117 89 |
| Year 11 | 204 100 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |