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King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Freshfield Avenue, Bolton BL3 3HL · kingsbolton.com · 01204 937130
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Bolton 45.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.80 mi
- 6.12 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4: proximity · Bolton Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 910
- 10 over 900 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 60.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4: proximity” went to a home 3.80 mi (6.12 km) from the school. Source: Bolton Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 100% 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 | 176 | 129 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 186 | 156 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 174 | 1 | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 190 | 160 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 182 | 1▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 4: proximity | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.80 mi6.12 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.4, and 42.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.28 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 38.6 |
| Further education | 42.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 9 |
Ofsted
King's Leadership Academy Bolton was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 78
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (18%) with SEND