Rivington and Blackrod High School is a secondary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rivington Lane, Bolton, BL6 7RU
Website: http://www.rbhs.co.uk
Telephone: 01204333266
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Roach
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143773

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1888
Number of Pupils: 1677
Number of Boys: 850
Number of Girls: 827

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.37 Confidence interval -0.52 to -0.22
Of the 280 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 275 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:19%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.69
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Primary School
Peter Martin Street , Horwich BL6 7AL 		1out of 4 990 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Church Street , Horwich BL6 6AA 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Greenstone Avenue , Horwich BL6 5SJ 		3out of 4 1,938 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rivington Foundation Primary School
Horrobin Lane , Rivington BL6 7SE 		4out of 4 2,160 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Victoria Road , Horwich BL6 6EP 		4out of 4 2,578 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Rivington Lane , Horwich BL6 7RU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC High School
Chorley New Road , Horwich BL6 6HW 		2out of 4 3,260 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cumberland School
Rivington Lane , Rivington BL6 7RX 		- not rated 233 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lever Park School
Stocks Park Drive , Horwich BL6 6DE 		3out of 4 1,956 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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