Kearsley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bolton
Springfield Road, Bolton, BL4 8HY
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/03/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
29.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
768
Capacity used
Has space81%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
107 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
137
Places offered
218
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 107 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 22 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 4 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 218 | 133 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Bolton lets families list 3 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jack Sutcliffe
- Address
- Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8HY
- Phone
- 01204332555
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward / constituency
- Kearsley · Bolton South and Walkden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136135
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
768 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
16 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 852 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.57 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 143 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 143 | 20% | 59% | 73% | |
| English Language | 143 | 34% | 68% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 142 | 53% | 87% | 94% | |
| Combined Science | 115 | 7% | 43% | 64% | |
| Geography | 90 | 17% | 47% | 60% | |
| Statistics | 66 | 12% | 35% | 64% | |
| History | 50 | 26% | 52% | 62% | |
| German | 44 | 18% | 57% | 80% | |
| Biology | 27 | 52% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 27 | 56% | 89% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 48% | 89% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 23% | 54% | 65% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bolton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.