Harper Green School

Type	Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range	11-16
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Harper Green Road Farnworth Bolton Lancashire BL4 0DH
Phone	01204572941
Reference Number	143772

General Makeup

Number of pupils	1132
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 53.09% Girls: 46.91%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	43.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	33.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

23

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	120	101	221
8	108	120	228
9	123	107	230
10	129	101	230
11	121	102	223

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	54%
Pakistani	24.4%
African	5.3%
White, Other	3.4%
Asian, Other	2.5%
White & Asian	1.6%
Indian	1%
Mixed, Other	0.9%
Chinese	0.7%
White & Black (African)	0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.4%
Unclassified	0.2%
Irish	0.1%
Caribbean	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
> Quality of education	Good
> Behaviour & Attitude	Good
> Personal Development	Good
> Leadership & Management	Good
Last Inspection Date	2023-03-09

Date	Description	Report
2023-01-10	School inspection:	School inspection:
2020-02-04	School inspection:	School inspection:
2017-03-04	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as Harper Green School
2016-02-25	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2015-10-06	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2015-02-24	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2013-12-11	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2013-10-08	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-11-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2009-10-14	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2009-02-26	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2007-11-07	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2006-03-22	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2000-01-31	Full inspection	Full inspection
2016-02-25	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2015-10-06	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2015-02-24	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2013-12-11	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2013-10-08	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-11-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2009-10-14	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2009-02-26	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2007-11-07	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2006-03-22	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2000-01-31	Full inspection	Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	35.2%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	54.3%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	99	32
Third Preference	101	17
From another Local Authority	21	9

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
The Ferns Primary Academy Plodder Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0DA	0.09 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Beech Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0BP	0.31 miles
Queensbridge Primary School St Germain Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 7BL	0.37 miles
Highfield Primary School Marsh Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0AP	0.4 miles
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 9QB	0.51 miles
All Saints CofE Primary School Devon Street, Farnworth, Devon Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 7PY	0.72 miles
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever Green Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 2PL	0.72 miles
Cherry Tree Primary School Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0NS	0.83 miles
The Orchards Nursery School Lower Orchards, Bolton, BL4 0RA	0.86 miles
Green Fold School Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0NS	0.86 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary School Alexandra Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 9JT	0.87 miles
Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton Newport Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 2DT	0.91 miles
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Presto Street, Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL4 8AJ	0.95 miles
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre Lord Street, Bolton, BL4 8AR	1.02 miles
Dukesgate Academy Earlesdon Crescent, Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester, M38 9HF	1.07 miles
St William of York Catholic Primary School Nugent Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3DE	1.09 miles
Kearsley West Primary School Primrose Street, Kearsley, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 9BZ	1.16 miles
Lever Edge Primary Academy Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3HP	1.2 miles
North Walkden Primary School Worsley Road North, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3QD	1.23 miles
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Rupert Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 6PY	1.28 miles

Name	Distance
St James's Church of England High School Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL4 9RU	0.42 miles
Mount St Joseph Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT	0.52 miles
Lord's School Brooklyn, Green Lane, Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 2EF	0.76 miles
Bolton Islamic Girls School Weston House, Weston Street, Bolton, BL3 2AW	1.15 miles
King's Leadership Academy Bolton Freshfield Avenue, Bolton, BL3 3HL	1.18 miles
Raise Education and Wellbeing School 54-56 Holmeswood Road, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 3HS	1.31 miles
Kearsley Academy Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 8HY	1.33 miles
Little Lever School Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 1BT	1.41 miles
Essa Academy Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 3HH	1.46 miles
Thomasson Memorial School Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LA	1.51 miles
Bolton Muslim Girls School Swan Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 6TQ	1.6 miles
Star Salford Academy 124 Longshaw Drive, Worsley, Greater Manchester, M28 0BB	1.63 miles
University Collegiate School Deane Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 5AG	1.94 miles
Bolton College Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BG	1.95 miles
The Lowry Academy Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0SY	1.96 miles
Bolton Sixth Form College Town Centre Campus, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BU	1.97 miles
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Willows Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4HE	2.2 miles
Bolton School Boys' Division Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA	2.59 miles
Bolton School Girls' Division Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PB	2.68 miles
Co-op Academy Walkden Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 7JB	2.76 miles

Harper Green School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)