Turton 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 13/05/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bromley Cross Road, Bolton

School Information

Address: Bromley Cross Road, Bolton, BL7 9LT
Website: http://www.tmac.uk.com/
Telephone: 01204333233
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sam Gorse
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105253

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1600
Number of Pupils: 1578
Number of Boys: 797
Number of Girls: 781

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.24 Confidence interval -0.4 to -0.07
Of the 235 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 230 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eagley Junior School
Chapeltown Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AT
3out of 4 400 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eagley Infant School
Stonesteads Drive , Bromley Cross BL7 9LN
3out of 4 749 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9HT
3out of 4 1,040 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Oaks Primary School
Sharples Hall Drive , BL1 7HS
4out of 4 1,178 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sharples Primary School
Hugh Lupus Street , BL1 8RU
3out of 4 1,202 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN
3out of 4 1,245 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP
4out of 4 1,506 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ
3out of 4 2,788 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE
4out of 4 3,154 yd Free schools No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU
2out of 4 3,136 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB
3out of 4 493 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE
- not rated 2,459 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX
- not rated 2,823 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Firwood High School
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU
3out of 4 3,165 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.