St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge

School overview

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge is a primary school serving Bolton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 187 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge 'Good'. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 88% of the families who made St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 20.3 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.