Birtenshaw School Bolton
Darwen Road, Bolton, BL7 9AB
137 pupils · 98% of 140 capacity
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 18 November 2022, published 19 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
- Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya 2.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Firwood High School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Youth Challenge Pru 3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- LifeBridge ASEND 3.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Al-Huda Primary School 3.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Park School Teaching Service 3.4 km · Standards maintained (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.