Eden Boys' School, Bolton

Eden Boys' School Bolton continues to demonstrate outstanding performance as a secondary educational institution. Pupils express satisfaction with their educational experience, highlighting the robust support from leaders in fostering personal growth and aspirations. The school effectively prioritizes equality and inclusivity, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring their successful integration and achievement within mainstream education. Notably, this inspection marks the first ungraded evaluation since the school was previously recognized for its excellence in May 2017.

Strengths

• Pupils have positive attitudes towards their learning and feel safe from bullying.
• Leaders provide extensive opportunities for pupils’ personal development.
• The curriculum is carefully structured to offer a broad range of subjects.
• Teachers effectively check for knowledge gaps and address them promptly.
• The school has a strong focus on reading and literacy development.
• Pupils demonstrate a commitment to community service and social responsibility.
• Leaders are dedicated to enhancing the educational experience through trips and visits.

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 Eden Boys' School, Bolton attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 11.2% 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, 5.1% of pupils at Eden Boys' School, Bolton were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 Eden Boys' School, Bolton had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.1% 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, 10.1% of pupils at Eden Boys' School, Bolton were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.0% 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 2024–25 Eden Boys' School, Bolton received £8,583 and spent £8,410 for each of its 623 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,310,000 (£3,709 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bolton · Bolton local authority: places and applications

Eden Boys' School, Bolton is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• The Olive School, Bolton Bolton
• Star Salford Academy Worsley
• Star Radcliffe Academy Radcliffe
• The Olive School, Manchester Manchester
• Oulder Hill Leadership Academy Rochdale
• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale
• Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Blackburn
• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester Manchester
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester Manchester
• The Valley Leadership Academy Bacup

What is Eden Boys' School, Bolton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eden Boys' School, Bolton is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Eden Boys' School, Bolton last inspected by Ofsted?

Eden Boys' School, Bolton was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Eden Boys' School, Bolton have?

Eden Boys' School, Bolton has 621 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eden Boys' School, Bolton cover?

Eden Boys' School, Bolton for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Eden Boys' School, Bolton's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 57.0, and 75% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Eden Boys' School, Bolton?

Eden Boys' School, Bolton is at Wolfenden Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1 3QE.