Birtenshaw School Bolton
Non-maintained special school in Bolton (Bolton).
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Nearby schools
nearest first36 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Turton School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turton SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,596 | Good, 2024 |
| Eagley Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 224 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Sharples SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,214 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| The Oaks Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 218 | Good, 2023 |
| Sharples Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Eagley Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Canon Slade SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,724 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Columba's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 235 | Good, 2024 |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 185 | Good, 2023 |
| High Lawn Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 492 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgeAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 251 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 188 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 220 | Good, 2023 |
| EdStart Schools BoltonOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 62 | - |
| St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, BoltonVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 199 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Dec 2024, no grade given |
| Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 303 | Requires improvement, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad ZakariyaOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 122 | - |
| Thornleigh Salesian CollegeVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,574 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| The Valley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 538 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Eden Boys' School, BoltonFree schools | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 621 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| Hardy Mill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 316 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | All-through | 1,003 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Firwood High SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.7 mi | Special | 261 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school) |
| Tonge Moor Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 472 | Good, 2023 |
| Harwood Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 224 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Raise Education and Wellbeing SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 50 | - |
| Moorgate Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 325 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2016) |
| St Thomas C of E Primary School, HalliwellVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 366 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, BoltonVoluntary controlled | 1.8 mi | Primary | 424 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| Youth Challenge PruAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.8 mi | Alternative provision | 72 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2019) |
| Smithills SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,203 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 232 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| The Olive School, BoltonFree schools | 1.8 mi | Primary | 422 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019) |
| LifeBridge ASENDSpecial post 16 institution | 1.9 mi | Special | - | - |
| Al-Huda Primary SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 181 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income9
Employment7
Education and skills9
Health6
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services8
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 35
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