Lever Edge Primary Academy
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HP
562 pupils · 125% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 1–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEVER EDGE PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 29.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2023, published 18 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 52 | 110 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 54 | 117 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 61 | 140 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 63 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 46 | 112 | 48 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 56 | 116 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 68 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 78 | 150 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Essa Primary Academy 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Bede Academy 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sunning Hill Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.