Voluntary aided school · Bolton

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105217URN

Radcliffe Road, Bolton, BL2 1NZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

48 applications for 29 places · 69th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bolton median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 29 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.1; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.4; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bolton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	48	1.7	25	0.86
Sep 2025	29	32	1.1	18	0.62
Sep 2024	21	29	1.4	14	0.67
Sep 2023	26	37	1.4	21	0.81
Sep 2022	21	37	1.8	13	0.62
Sep 2021	21	38	1.8	15	0.71
Sep 2020	28	39	1.4	23	0.82
Sep 2019	30	51	1.7	26	0.87
Sep 2018	29	58	2.0	30	1.03
Sep 2017	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2016	29	61	2.1	32	1.10
Sep 2015	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2014	28	39	1.4	19	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 84% · Maths 74% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%45th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bolton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	3%	106	105
2023/24	67%	0%	104	103
2022/23	71%	7%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever BridgeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2021

1.9applications per place
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
1.3 km · Bolton

Remains Good · improving2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Leverhulme Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Moorgate Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2023

5.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
1.6 km · Bolton

Good2024

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Tonge Moor Primary Academy
1.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2020

1.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105217 · 350/3306
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 32.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Radcliffe Road, Bolton, BL2 1NZ
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources