Turton School
Bromley Cross Road, Bolton, BL7 9LT
1,596 pupils · 100% of 1,600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 March 2024, published 7 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 259 | 252 | 523 | 259 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 264 | 236 | 521 | 264 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 263 | 270 | 549 | 263 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 266 | 276 | 600 | 266 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 269 | 295 | 546 | 269 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 266 | 262 | 596 | 266 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 267 | 246 | 567 | 267 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 266 | 260 | 604 | 266 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sharples School 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Canon Slade School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Thornleigh Salesian College 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton 2.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Smithills School 3.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- University Collegiate School 4.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.