Lever Park School
Stocks Park Drive, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6DE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Taylor
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Bolton Impact Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 87
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 142766
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204332666
About this school
Lever Park School is a special academy in Bolton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lever Park 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 15 May 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 24 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.83 -3.57 to -2.09 | -2.41 -3.08 to -1.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 4.2% | 5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Lever Park 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 | 3.3 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 35.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 34.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.29%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 34.31%
- Persistent absence
- 69.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cumberland School1.2 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Clevelands Prep School2.8 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Rumworth School3.2 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Youth Challenge Pru3.5 miles
Academies · Bolton
-
Bolton School Girls' Division3.6 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
- LifeBridge ASEND Other types
- Park School Teaching Service Academies
- Raise Education and Wellbeing School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Lever Park School teach?
- Lever Park School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lever Park School?
- The headteacher of Lever Park School is Mr Matthew Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lever Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lever Park 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 Lever Park School?
- Lever Park School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lever Park School full?
- Lever Park School has capacity for 87 pupils and 99 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Lever Park School a faith school?
- No. Lever Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lever Park School part of an academy trust?
- Lever Park School is part of THE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lever Park School have?
- The schools register lists Lever Park School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lever Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.3 in 2022/23 and 6.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lever Park School's absence rate?
- Lever Park School's overall absence rate is 34.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lever Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lever Park 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 2 July 2026.