Turton School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Bolton · BL7 9LT · Bolton
Ages 11–18
- Att848.7
- P80.1
- EM5+44%
- Absence8.5%
0.3 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 105280
Birtenshaw School Bolton
Non-maintained special school · Bolton · BL7 9AB
Ages 3–19 · 137 pupils · Bolton
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
13.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-01-19
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence13.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.2%
Unauthorised8.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 86
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
137 pupils · 140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- Boys / girls
- 113 / 24
- School capacity
- 140
- Capacity fill
- 137 / 140 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- FSM pupils
- 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Local authority maintained
- Headteacher
- Caroline Turner
Location
- Address
- Darwen Road, Bromley Cross
- Postcode
- BL7 9AB
- Town
- Bolton
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bolton
- District
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed non-maintained special school, Ages 3–19, in Bolton, Bolton, 137 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 9.4%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Sharples Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Bolton · BL1 8RU · Bolton
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM20.3%
- Demand0.72
0.4 miles away
Sharples School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Secondary
Bolton · BL1 8SN · Bolton
Ages 11–16
- Att856.5
- P80.9
- EM5+66%
- Absence5.2%
0.5 miles away
Eagley Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bolton · BL7 9AT · Bolton
Ages 7–11
- KS275%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM15.6%
0.5 miles away
The Oaks Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bolton · BL1 7HS · Bolton
Ages 5–11
- KS291%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM7.3%
- Demand1.33
0.5 miles away
Eagley Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bolton · BL7 9LN · Bolton
Ages 2–7
- Absence4.4%
- FSM8.7%
- Demand0.98
0.6 miles away
Canon Slade School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bolton · BL2 3BP · Bolton
Ages 11–18
- Att854.6
- P80.3
- EM5+65%
- Absence5.3%
0.6 miles away
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bolton · BL7 9HT · Bolton
Ages 5–11
- KS260%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM10.5%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Caroline Turner
- Telephone
- 01204304230