Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE · Bolton · secondary school
2nd of 19 secondary schools in Bolton we can score, 20 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.3/10 against 760 of them, against 8.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 94 | 35% | 3.28 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 58.5 · 80 | 30% | 2.40 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.45 · 82 | 25% | 2.04 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 53.0 · 81 | 10% | 0.81 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 58.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 53.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.45 in 2023/24, indicating better progress than pupils nationally starting from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in 2023-09.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Book Clubs, French Breakfast Club, IT Club, Science Clubs, Art Club, Humanities Club, Green Club, and the Debating Society. Sports include Football, Boxing, and Cricket. Arts activities feature Poetry and Art Days. Trips visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum, science museums, war museums, and orienteering locations. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 623 pupils in a capacity of 800, leaving 177 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school maintain its Outstanding rating with such a large number of spare places? What specific support is offered for pupils aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How do the smaller class sizes impact individual attention in core subjects
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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