Secondary
Kearsley Academy
Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8HY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 768 of 950 places
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
59%
51.8
4th of 18 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bolton we can score - 26 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 |
| Entered the EBacc | 34% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50% |
| 22/23 | 50% |
| 23/24 | 57% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.23 |
| 22/23 | +0.24 |
| 23/24 | +0.55 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.3 |
| 22/23 | 48.1 |
| 23/24 | 51.4 |
| 24/25 | 51.8 |
Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8HY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bolton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Ryan Baxter
- Address
- Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8HY
- Telephone
- 01204332555