Primary school in Bolton
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Redcar Road, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 1EN
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 October 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- Places
- 161
- How full
- 78% full — 126 of 161 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 51 / 75
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 15%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- With an EHC plan
- 19%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bolton 024B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 49%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jenni Willis
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- URN
- 151261
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little LeverVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 42% | 0.1 mi |
| Bowness Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 86% | 0.2 mi |
| Mytham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.4 mi |
| Masefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 84% | 0.6 mi |
| All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 66% | 0.9 mi |
| Blackshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 69% | 0.9 mi |
| Prestolee Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 77% | 0.9 mi |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 57% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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