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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 July 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 23 May 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry348 applications · 116 places offered · 192 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2025 3.1; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2024 3.2; Bolton median median 2.3
- 2023 3.2; Bolton median median 2.3
- 2022 3.1; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2021 3.1; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2020 3.1; Bolton median median 2.3
- 2019 3.0; Bolton median median 2.3
- 2018 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2017 2.3; Bolton median median 1.9
- 2016 1.7; Bolton median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2014 1.1; 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 | 116 | 348 | 3.0 | 192 | 1.66 |
| Sep 2025 | 121 | 377 | 3.1 | 224 | 1.85 |
| Sep 2024 | 119 | 383 | 3.2 | 216 | 1.82 |
| Sep 2023 | 123 | 388 | 3.2 | 243 | 1.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 124 | 385 | 3.1 | 245 | 1.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 124 | 385 | 3.1 | 262 | 2.11 |
| Sep 2020 | 123 | 380 | 3.1 | 235 | 1.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 122 | 366 | 3.0 | 244 | 2.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 124 | 285 | 2.3 | 184 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2017 | 118 | 271 | 2.3 | 197 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2016 | 119 | 197 | 1.7 | 144 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2015 | 100 | 196 | 2.0 | 151 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2014 | 86 | 98 | 1.1 | 82 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 123 | 57.0 | 75% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 123 | 53.0 | 59% | 81% | – |
| 2023/24 | 122 | 48.4 | 54% | 72% | +0.45 |
| 2022/23 | 124 | 52.6 | 65% | 82% | +0.73 |
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
- Eden Boys' School, BoltonThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20233.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Bolton20261.5applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · BoltonImproved significantly20253.5applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · BoltonGood20242.0applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20251.2applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140959 · 350/4000
- Trust
- Star Academies
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 621 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Address
- Wolfenden Street, Bolton, BL1 3QE
- Local authority
- Bolton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources