Cumberland School
Other independent special school · Mixed · Lancashire
Rivington Lane, Bolton, BL6 7RX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
85
Capacity used
Has space89%
96 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Age range
- 7–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Newiss
- Address
- Rivington Lane, Rivington, Bolton, BL6 7RX
- Phone
- 01204324446
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Adlington & Anderton · Chorley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135541
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
85 pupils · 96 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 7.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 20 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| English Language | 15 | 0% | 7% | 7% | |
| Biology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Statistics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Combined Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design & Technology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Film Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
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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.