Academy converter · Bolton

Harper Green School

11–16Ages
1,070Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143772URN

Harper Green Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0DH · 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

1.5per place

0.6 below Bolton median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bolton

287 applications for 198 places · 18th of 20 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.6of 90

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

14th of 20 in Bolton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Bolton median (2.1) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

287 applications · 198 places offered · 104 named it first

2026 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2025 1.2; Bolton median median 2.2
2024 1.4; Bolton median median 2.3
2023 1.2; Bolton median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Bolton median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Bolton median median 2.3
2018 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.3; Bolton median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Bolton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bolton median

Dashed bars: as Harper Green School (URN 105257), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	198	287	1.5	104	0.53
Sep 2025	229	278	1.2	91	0.40
Sep 2024	235	331	1.4	128	0.54
Sep 2023	267	312	1.2	129	0.48
Sep 2022	215	357	1.7	173	0.80
Sep 2021	225	336	1.5	112	0.50
Sep 2020	226	352	1.6	138	0.61
Sep 2019	213	379	1.8	127	0.60
Sep 2018	258	401	1.6	149	0.58
Sep 2017	273	343	1.3	110	0.40
Sep 2016 *	234	361	1.5	116	0.50
Sep 2015 *	232	402	1.7	147	0.63
Sep 2014 *	237	439	1.9	193	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

215 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.614th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%12th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Bolton 61% England 66%

This school
Bolton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	215	42.6	40%	57%	–
2024/25	214	42.8	36%	58%	–
2023/24	210	42.9	35%	58%	−0.11
2022/23	286	40.3	33%	53%	−0.22

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Harper Green SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
St James's Church of England High School
0.7 km · Bolton

Good2022

3.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Bolton

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
1.9 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Kearsley Academy
2.1 km · Bolton

2026

1.5applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Little Lever School
2.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Essa Academy
2.4 km · Bolton

2026

2.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Bolton Muslim Girls School
2.6 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
Star Salford Academy
2.6 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143772 · 350/4046
Trust: Leverhulme Academy Church of England and Community Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,070 on roll
Free school meals: 45.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Harper Green School (URN 105257)
Address: Harper Green Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0DH
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources