Ladybridge High School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Bolton · BL3 4NG · Bolton
Ages 11–16
- Att842.6
- P8-0.1
- EM5+40%
- Absence7.4%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 105277
Rumworth School
Community special school · Bolton · BL3 4TP
Ages 11–19 · 361 pupils · Bolton
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Attainment 8
2.0
Overall absence
9.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-05-14
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.67
−20+2
Attainment 82.0
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.5%
Unauthorised2.9%
- Authorised absence
- 6.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 220
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill109%
361 pupils · 330 places
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- Boys / girls
- 244 / 117
- School capacity
- 330
- Capacity fill
- 361 / 330 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- FSM pupils
- 131
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennifer Dunne
Location
- Address
- Armadale Road, Ladybridge
- Postcode
- BL3 4TP
- Town
- Bolton
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bolton
- District
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- 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
- MLD - Moderate 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 community special school, Ages 11–19, in Bolton, Bolton, 361 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 48.5%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bolton · BL3 4RX · Bolton
Ages 4–11
- KS264%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM13.6%
- Demand0.83
0.2 miles away
Ladybridge Community Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Bolton · BL3 4NB · Bolton
Ages 5–11
- KS268%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM18.4%
- Demand0.83
0.2 miles away
Beaumont Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
BOLTON · BL3 4RX · Bolton
Ages 4–11
- KS288%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM10.9%
- Demand1.03
0.3 miles away
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bolton · BL3 4QP · Bolton
Ages 2–11
- KS269%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM41.4%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
Haslam Park Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bolton · BL3 5QL · Bolton
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM53.6%
- Demand0.84
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennifer Dunne
- Telephone
- 01204333600