King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Bolton
Freshfield Avenue, Bolton, BL3 3HL
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/10/2023
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
910
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
141 of 156 families who put it first got an offer
186
Places offered
487
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 156 | 141 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 213 | 40 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 118 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Total | 487 | 186 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Bolton lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Jason Roberts
- Address
- Freshfield Avenue, Bolton, BL3 3HL
- Phone
- 01204937130
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward / constituency
- Great Lever · Bolton South and Walkden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147077
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 55% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
910 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 October 2023
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 · 940 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 47.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
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 | 173 | 17% | 48% | 62% | |
| English Language | 173 | 13% | 55% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 16% | 61% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 166 | 18% | 54% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 150 | 4% | 25% | 41% | |
| Combined Science | 137 | 4% | 28% | 53% | |
| Geography | 92 | 23% | 47% | 64% | |
| History | 69 | 23% | 58% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 67 | 6% | 22% | 52% | |
| Computer Science | 48 | 4% | 29% | 40% | |
| Biology | 32 | 47% | 97% | 97% | |
| Physics | 31 | 58% | 100% | 100% |
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.