Community school · Bolton

Turton School

11–18Ages
1,596Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
105253URN

Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Bolton median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bolton

523 applications for 259 places · 12th of 20 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.0of 90

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

12th of 20 in Bolton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Bolton median (2.1) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

523 applications · 259 places offered · 252 named it first

2026 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2025 2.0; Bolton median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Bolton median median 2.3
2023 2.3; Bolton median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Bolton median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Bolton median median 2.3
2018 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Bolton median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Bolton median median 1.8
2015 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2014 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2

This school
Bolton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	259	523	2.0	252	0.97
Sep 2025	264	521	2.0	236	0.89
Sep 2024	263	549	2.1	270	1.03
Sep 2023	266	600	2.3	276	1.04
Sep 2022	269	546	2.0	295	1.10
Sep 2021	266	596	2.2	262	0.98
Sep 2020	267	567	2.1	246	0.92
Sep 2019	266	604	2.3	260	0.98
Sep 2018	266	621	2.3	287	1.08
Sep 2017	268	545	2.0	261	0.97
Sep 2016	238	541	2.3	242	1.02
Sep 2015	234	561	2.4	242	1.03
Sep 2014	237	519	2.2	252	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

261 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.012th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%13th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Bolton 61% England 66%

This school
Bolton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	261	44.0	39%	56%	–
2024/25	253	43.7	31%	57%	–
2023/24	265	48.7	44%	67%	+0.08
2022/23	255	46.2	40%	61%	−0.19

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Turton SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
Sharples School
1.1 km · Bolton

Improved significantly2025

3.5applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
Canon Slade School
1.4 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Thornleigh Salesian College
2.6 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
2.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
2.9 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
Smithills School
3.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.5applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
University Collegiate School
4.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Tottington High School
4.9 km · Bury

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place 38.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 105253 · 350/4034
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,600 pupils · 1,596 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LT
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources