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Ladybridge High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
New York, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton BL3 4NG · ladybridgehigh.co.uk · 01204 656569
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Bolton 45.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.70 mi
- 2.74 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5: proximity · Bolton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,136
- 100% of 1,140 places
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
- First language not English
- 36.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5: proximity” went to a home 1.70 mi (2.74 km) from the school. Source: Bolton Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 211 families put the school first and 230 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 230 | 211 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 233 | 207 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 239 | 1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 236 | 177 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 151 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 5: proximity | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.70 mi2.74 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 33.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bolton it was 45.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | −1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 31.7 | −10.2 |
| Further education | 54.8 | +9.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Ladybridge High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 25
- 2% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied