Leverhulme Community Primary School
Breightmet Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Curley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 522
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- URN
- 131271
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333123
About this school
Leverhulme Community Primary School is a community primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 438 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 42% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 53% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 60% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 53% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leverhulme Community Primary 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 | 51% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leverhulme Community Primary School compares
Leverhulme Community Primary School ranked 83rd of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 7.1% | 58.8% | 438 | — |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 30.4% | 355 | 0.4 miles |
| Red Lane Primary School | 63% | 7.4% | 62.8% | 475 | 0.6 miles |
| Blackshaw Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 218 | 0.6 miles |
| St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge | 65% | 4.3% | 30% | 193 | 0.8 miles |
| Moorgate Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 41.4% | 325 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.81%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.12%
- Persistent absence
- 22.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Red Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Blackshaw Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Moorgate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Leverhulme Community Primary School ranks 82nd of the 88 ranked primary schools in Bolton.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beacon Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Primary School Primary
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowness Primary School Primary
- Brandwood Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leverhulme Community Primary School teach?
- Leverhulme Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Leverhulme Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leverhulme Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Curley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leverhulme Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leverhulme Community Primary 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 big is Leverhulme Community Primary School?
- Leverhulme Community Primary School has 438 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Leverhulme Community Primary School full?
- Leverhulme Community Primary School has capacity for 522 pupils and 438 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leverhulme Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leverhulme Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leverhulme Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leverhulme Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Leverhulme Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leverhulme Community Primary School rank locally?
- Leverhulme Community Primary School ranked 83rd of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leverhulme Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Leverhulme Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leverhulme Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leverhulme Community Primary 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 15 July 2026.