# Kearsley Academy

Kearsley Academy is a secondary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 768 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136135. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 768
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 136135

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 7 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Kearsley Academy was 51.1, against 45.2 in Bolton and 46.2 in England.
65.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65.9% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77.8% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 135 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Woodbridge College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-college-e146554): 210 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Kearsley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-west-primary-school-e105186): 480 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e105239): 760 m. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e105240): 960 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grosvenor-nursery-school-and-day-care-centre-e105144): 980 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-farnworth-e151026): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136135)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136135)

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