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Thomasson Memorial School

Community special school · Mixed · Bolton

Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LA

Website 01204333118

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

91.5%

25.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

80

Capacity used

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GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
2–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lisa Lane
Address
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LA
Phone
01204333118
Local authority
Bolton
Ward / constituency
Great Lever · Bolton South and Walkden
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105276

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals37%——
English as additional language66%——
SEN support6%——
64% boys (51)36% girls (29)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

80 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 March 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 80 pupils

Attendance

91.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

28%
20/21
36%
21/22
26%
22/23
17%
23/24
25%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

13.420193.420224.9202415.32025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 815.346
Grade 5+ English & maths7.1%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths14.3%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.674.1
Pupils in cohort14—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Physics80%25%75%
Mathematics80%13%25%
English Language80%13%25%
English Literature80%13%50%
Art and Design40%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.