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King's Leadership Academy Bolton

Bolton, BL3 3HLSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
Progress 8
+0.14
Above average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
156 1st-choice / 186 places
Ranking
#1,213
of 3,141 nationally

About King's Leadership Academy Bolton

King's Leadership Academy Bolton was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, with all five categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — judged to be Good. The school's most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.14, which places pupils' progress well above the local authority average of 0.07. This means that, on average, students at King's achieve nearly a fifth of a grade more per subject than pupils in similar schools nationally. The school ranks 7th out of 19 secondary schools in Bolton on this measure, putting it in the top 40% of schools in the local authority. Its Attainment 8 score of 47 is solid, and 65.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths — a figure that rises to 53.6% when looking at the stronger grade 5 benchmark. English is a particular strength, with a Progress 8 score of 0.49, meaning pupils make nearly half a grade more progress in English than the national average.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressFreshfield Avenue, Bolton, Bolton, BL3 3HL
HeadteacherJason Roberts
Local AuthorityBolton
Number of Pupils899
Free School Meals (FSM)32.7%
School Capacity899 / 900 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Playing FieldsSports HallLibrarySixth Form CentreSwimming PoolScience LabsDining Hall

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

17

Sports

FootballGymnasticsTennisRugbyNetballBadmintonCross CountryRowingHockeyRounders

Clubs & Activities

OrchestraModel United NationsFilm ClubDuke of EdinburghYoung EnterpriseChessGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: kingsbolton.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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King's Leadership Academy Bolton has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.