King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Freshfield Avenue, Bolton, BL3 3HL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Roberts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Great Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 910
- URN
- 147077
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204937130
About this school
King's Leadership Academy Bolton is a secondary academy in Bolton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 910 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Leadership Academy Bolton, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 166 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 45.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.10 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53.6% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65.1% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 88.6% | 85.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.3 |
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 King's Leadership Academy Bolton 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 | — | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 717 |
| 2023/24 | 910 |
| 2024/25 | 899 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Leadership Academy Bolton compares
King's Leadership Academy Bolton ranked 11th of 19 secondary schools in Bolton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.4 | 7.5% | 33.9% | 910 | — |
| Essa Academy | 53 | 7.6% | 46.8% | 1,055 | 0.3 miles |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy | — | 10.2% | 36.3% | 895 | 0.7 miles |
| Bolton Muslim Girls School | 54.7 | 6.2% | 39% | 774 | 0.8 miles |
| St James's Church of England High School | 53.5 | 6.5% | 21.8% | 1,053 | 1.1 miles |
| Harper Green School | 42.8 | 8.6% | 47.1% | 1,070 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.93%
- English as an additional language
- 57.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.48%
- Persistent absence
- 23.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Essa Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Bolton
-
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Bolton
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Bolton Muslim Girls School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bolton
-
St James's Church of England High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Bolton
-
Harper Green School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
King's Leadership Academy Bolton ranks 11th of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Bolton.
- Bolton Muslim Girls School Secondary
- Canon Slade School Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton Secondary
- Essa Academy Secondary
- Harper Green School Secondary
- Kearsley Academy Secondary
- Ladybridge High School Secondary
- Little Lever School Secondary
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Rivington and Blackrod High School Secondary
- Sharples School Secondary
- Smithills School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does King's Leadership Academy Bolton teach?
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Leadership Academy Bolton?
- The headteacher of King's Leadership Academy Bolton is Mr Jason Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Leadership Academy Bolton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Leadership Academy Bolton, 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 King's Leadership Academy Bolton?
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton has 910 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Bolton full?
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton has capacity for 900 pupils and 910 on roll (101%), 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 King's Leadership Academy Bolton a faith school?
- No. King's Leadership Academy Bolton has no designated religious character.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Bolton a selective school?
- No. King's Leadership Academy Bolton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is King's Leadership Academy Bolton part of an academy trust?
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton is part of THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King's Leadership Academy Bolton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2023/24 and 45.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Leadership Academy Bolton compare with other schools in Bolton?
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton ranked 11th of 19 secondary schools in Bolton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Leadership Academy Bolton's absence rate?
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Leadership Academy Bolton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Leadership Academy Bolton'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 10 July 2026.