Bolton
Birtenshaw School Bolton
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Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (10 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Book an open day or school visit
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Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 (100%) | 1 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Bolton’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bolton for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 105280 |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Non-maintained special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Caroline Turner |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | BL7 9AB |
| Pupils | 129 |
| FSM eligible | 7.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9AB
www.birtenshaw.org.uk1204304230| DfE number | 7007 |
| UKPRN | 10015031 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |