Burnden & Great Lever

Summary

Burnden & Great Lever (E02001005) is part of Bolton local authority (view on map). Burnden & Great Lever has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 26% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Burnden & Great Lever neighbours Central Bolton, Tonge, Breightmet South & Darcy Lever, Lever Edge, Farnworth North, and Harper Green.

Headlines

  • 68% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England) – see more.
  • 81% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 60% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

The data displayed is sourced from:

Deprivation

Burnden & Great Lever is the 32nd least deprived area in Bolton (out of 35) with 68% of children living in low-income families, compared to 48% across Bolton and 38% nationally.

68% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England).

Data source

State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Burnden & Great Lever, 32% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Bolton and 27% nationally.

Contents

Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Burnden & Great Lever % in Bolton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 32% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 68% 70% 73%

Data source

Special educational needs

In Burnden & Great Lever, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Bolton, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

Contents

Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Burnden & Great Lever % in Bolton % in England
No special educational needs 82% 81% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 13% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5.0% 6.0% 6.0%

Data source

Ethnicity

In Burnden & Great Lever, 81% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 47% in Bolton, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

81% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

Contents

Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

Table

% in Burnden & Great Lever % in Bolton % in England
White 19% 53% 67%
Asian 60% 29% 14%
Black 11% 9.0% 7.0%
Mixed 5.0% 5.0% 7.0%
Other 5.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Not known 1.0% 1.0% 2.0%

Data source

English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Burnden & Great Lever with English as an additional language is 60%, compared with 31% in Bolton, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

60% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

Contents

Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

Table

% in Burnden & Great Lever % in Bolton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 60% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 39% 69% 78%

Data source

Provider information

Jump to:

Registered childcare providers

Burnden & Great Lever has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Burnden & Great Lever
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Burnden & Great Lever since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Data source

State-funded schools

Burnden & Great Lever has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Burnden & Great Lever
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Burnden & Great Lever since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Data sources:

Independent schools

Burnden & Great Lever has 2 independent schools.

Type Number in Burnden & Great Lever
All independent schools 2
Independent schools 2
Independent special schools 0

In Burnden & Great Lever, there has been 1 full inspection of independent schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, independent schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Burnden & Great Lever so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Burnden & Great Lever so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of in Burnden & Great Lever. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

Outcomes of inspections of independent schools

All independent schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent special

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data sources: