King's Leadership Academy Bolton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 147077
- Address
- Freshfield Avenue, BL3 3HL
- Website
- www.kingsbolton.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 899 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.0%
- Girls
- 41.0%
- First language not English
- 57.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
Pakistani 33.5%
Indian 26.8%
White British 11.1%
African 8.3%
Mixed 5.4%
Other 5.3%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other White 2.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 85%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.27
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 67 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| Geography | GCSE | 92 |
| Gujarati | GCSE | 2 |
| History | GCSE | 69 |
Admissions
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 213
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 98 82 |
| Year 8 | 182 108 74 |
| Year 9 | 180 111 69 |
| Year 10 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 11 | 178 110 68 |