Thomasson Memorial School
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Lane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 105276
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333118
About this school
Thomasson Memorial School is a community special school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 80 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomasson Memorial School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 29% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 92.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 94.0 | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 4.9 | 15.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 7.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 14.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thomasson Memorial School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 15.3 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.21%
- English as an additional language
- 64.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.45%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Raise Education and Wellbeing School0.2 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah0.8 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Green Fold School1.0 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Lord's School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Bolton Islamic Girls School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
- Birtenshaw College Other types
- Birtenshaw School Bolton Special schools
- Breightmet School Special schools
- Cumberland School Special schools
- EdStart Schools Bolton Special schools
- Firwood High School Academies
- Forwards Centre Academies
- Green Fold School Special schools
- Ladywood School Academies
- Lever Park School Academies
- LifeBridge ASEND Other types
- Park School Teaching Service Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Thomasson Memorial School teach?
- Thomasson Memorial School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is a special school in Bolton.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Thomasson Memorial School?
- The acting headteacher of Thomasson Memorial School is Mrs Lisa Lane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomasson Memorial School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomasson Memorial School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thomasson Memorial School?
- Thomasson Memorial School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Thomasson Memorial School a faith school?
- No. Thomasson Memorial School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Thomasson Memorial School have?
- The schools register lists Thomasson Memorial School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thomasson Memorial School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Thomasson Memorial School's absence rate?
- Thomasson Memorial School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomasson Memorial School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomasson Memorial School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.