St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge

St Stephen and All Martyrs’ CofE School has been rated as good overall, marking a positive shift since its previous inspection which identified it as requiring improvement. The school is particularly strong in personal development, where it excels in fostering an inclusive and respectful environment for all pupils. Strong relationships between staff and students contribute to a safe and supportive atmosphere that promotes resilience and a positive learning experience. The leadership team demonstrates ambition for all pupils’ academic success, with effective systems in place to promote a comprehensive curriculum and support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) students.

Strengths

• Pupils feel valued and safe at school.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• Ambitious curriculum design in most subjects.
• Effective phonics teaching ensures early reading success.
• Pupils with SEND achieve well due to tailored support.
• A wide range of extracurricular opportunities enhances personal development.
• Governors support and challenge leaders effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• In one or two subjects, key knowledge and content sequencing are unclear for teachers.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.6% of pupils at St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge received £7,178 and spent £7,209 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£298 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge last inspected by Ofsted?

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge have?

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge has 193 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge cover?

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge?

St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge is at Radcliffe Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 1NZ.