Leverhulme Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

Breightmet Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6EEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Leverhulme Community Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 142 schools in Bolton. It ranks 86th of 86 primary schools in Bolton. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 17 March 2026, report published 7 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

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

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

58 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths45%

45%, 17 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%

2%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score100

100, 6 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

438 pupils on roll, with places for 522

Eligible for free school meals53.4%

53.4%, 26.9 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language24.9%

24.9%, 3.3 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support32.6%

32.6%, 17.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.2%

3.2%, 2.8 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Leverhulme Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	57% met the expected standard
Red Lane Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	63% met the expected standard
Blackshaw Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	69% met the expected standard
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	65% met the expected standard
Moorgate Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	67% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Curley
Phone: 01204333123
Website: leverhulme.bolton.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Breightmet Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6EE
Local authority: Bolton
URN: 131271

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.