# St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever

St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105242. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 196
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105242

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 2 March 2023
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 2024/25, 42% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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.

- [St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151261): 160 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
- [Mytham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mytham-primary-school-e105190): 470 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bowness Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowness-primary-school-e142030): 490 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Little Lever School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-lever-school-e142296): 560 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Masefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/masefield-primary-school-e143031): 750 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ladywood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladywood-school-e146406): 750 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, January 2023

## 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/105242)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105242)

## How to cite

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