St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Bolton). It has about 490 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In November 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Admissions.
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Disadvantaged pupils:Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.
Progress:Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is about average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances:Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Attendance:Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.
Admissions:Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average.
Attainment:Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation:Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Environment:Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.