Turton School

Turton School has been rated as good overall, showcasing commendable efforts in providing a supportive environment where students feel safe and valued. The school has developed an ambitious curriculum that supports the achievement of students, including those with special educational needs. Pupils demonstrate sensible behavior and strong relationships with staff, contributing to a calm school atmosphere. The sixth form students serve as excellent role models and benefit from a wide range of enrichment opportunities that enhance their personal development. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring consistent delivery of the curriculum across all subjects. While most students achieve well, particularly in key stage 3, some subjects, specifically English and mathematics, have shown below-average progress for Year 11 students. The school is actively addressing these issues, reflected in their commitment to provide targeted training for teachers and enhance personal development programs, especially concerning fundamental British values and citizenship education.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• High expectations of pupil achievement
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
• Dedicated sixth form students serving as role models
• Commitment to reading and literacy improvement
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery in some subjects
• Below-average progress in English and mathematics for Year 11
• Uneven knowledge of fundamental British values and citizenship

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Turton School attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.8% of pupils at Turton School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 6 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Turton School had 13.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.6% of pupils at Turton School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Turton School received £8,137 and spent £8,334 for each of its 1,596 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £765,000 (£479 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Turton School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Turton School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Turton School last inspected by Ofsted?

Turton School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Turton School have?

Turton School has 1,596 pupils on roll.

What age range does Turton School cover?

Turton School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Turton School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.0, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Turton School?

Turton School is at Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9LT.