Sharples School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bolton, BL1 8SN
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LT
Local ranking12th of 20 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1600
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 43.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 45.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.9 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 253
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
119
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 292
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1606
- Boys
- 785 (49%)
- Girls
- 821 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1600 (100% full)
- SEND
- 8.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.1%
- EAL
- 2.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 6.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 116.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,960/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.5%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- White Other: 0.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.8%
90.5%
White British
1.2%
Black African
1.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bromley Cross Road
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105253
- UKPRN
- 10007083
- Establishment No.
- 4034
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