St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever

BoltonVoluntary aided school

Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 2PL

Headteacher: Mr Matthew WordenSchool website ↗Pupils: 479 (capacity: 475)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
59.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
16.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 71%·Writing 75%·Maths 70%All three 59%
Reading
Expected71%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected70%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
55of 64 (85.9%)
How many applied in total?
102

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
86.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
239 girls, 240 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 59% (2017/18), currently 59%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1646.0%4.0%-1.6+0.9+1.5
2016/1755.0%2.0%-1.1+2.2+2.1
2017/1859.0%3.0%-0.7+1.5+0.8
2018/1947.0%7.0%+1.5+2.8+1.4
2022/2358.0%8.0%-0.1+1.6+2.2
2023/2453.0%2.0%---
2024/2559.0%16.0%---
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