Community school · Bolton

Leverhulme Community Primary School

2–11Ages
438Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131271URN

Breightmet Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

75 applications for 58 places · 86th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
30 November 2021
Graded inspection: 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Bolton median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 58 places offered · 46 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.9; 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	58	75	1.3	46	0.79
Sep 2025	35	54	1.5	29	0.83
Sep 2024	53	75	1.4	49	0.92
Sep 2023	46	70	1.5	39	0.85
Sep 2022	40	53	1.3	34	0.85
Sep 2021	32	56	1.8	24	0.75
Sep 2020	36	54	1.5	32	0.89
Sep 2019	46	54	1.2	27	0.59
Sep 2018	44	63	1.4	38	0.86
Sep 2017	51	68	1.3	37	0.73
Sep 2016	51	71	1.4	32	0.63
Sep 2015	37	71	1.9	29	0.78
Sep 2014	50	70	1.4	40	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 60% · Maths 57% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%82nd of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	45%	2%	100	100
2023/24	42%	2%	101	101
2022/23	51%	0%	103	103

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

Leverhulme Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Red Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Blackshaw Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
1.3 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Moorgate Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2023

5.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tonge Moor Primary Academy
1.7 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Bolton

Remains Good2021

1.9applications per place
Bowness Primary School
2.0 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131271 · 350/3373
Capacity: 522 pupils · 438 on roll
Free school meals: 55.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Breightmet Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6EE
Local authority: Bolton

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