Turton School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Bolton
Bromley Cross Road, Bolton, BL7 9LT
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.9%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,596
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
233 of 236 families who put it first got an offer
264
Places offered
521
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 236 | 233 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 168 | 25 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 117 | 6 | ● 5% |
| Total | 521 | 264 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Bolton lets families list 3 preferences. 37 applications came from outside the council area (20 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sam Gorse
- Address
- Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LT
- Phone
- 01204333233
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward / constituency
- Bromley Cross · Bolton North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105253
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,596 pupils · 1,600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,375 pupils
Attendance
89.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.07 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 253 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 119 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 254 | 13% | 43% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 252 | 12% | 34% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 237 | 13% | 54% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 211 | 21% | 52% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 196 | 3% | 23% | 47% | |
| Geography | 151 | 15% | 39% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 91 | 12% | 67% | 93% | |
| History | 87 | 16% | 37% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 23% | 72% | 81% | |
| Physical Education | 56 | 32% | 73% | 86% | |
| Biology | 53 | 34% | 77% | 92% | |
| Physics | 53 | 32% | 83% | 85% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 28 | 7% | 21% | 46% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 9% | 23% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 20 | 0% | 15% | 70% | |
| Mathematics | 19 | 16% | 47% | 63% | |
| Biology | 15 | 13% | 40% | 53% | |
| Economics | 15 | 7% | 27% | 73% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 7% | 20% | 67% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 14 | 7% | 21% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 15% | 46% | 77% | |
| English Language | 13 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Graphics | 12 | 0% | 17% | 67% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 25% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11437: Turton School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bolton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.