School Data

Rivington and Blackrod High School

Former Secondary Local authority maintained school in Bolton BL6 7RU

Map marker coordinates are supplied by the schools. They have not been verified, and may be inacccurate or outdated.

This is a removed entry. Data below relates to the school at the time the entry was removed.

Note that removing a register entry does not necessarily mean that a school has closed. It may have changed status, or been merged with another school. See Linked Entries, below, for any successors.

  • School Reference Number: 105261
  • Address: Rivington Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7RU
  • Headteacher: Mr Paul Roach
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Voluntary controlled school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,888
  • Local Education Authority: Bolton
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active To: February 2017* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Linked Entries

This is an archived registration entry and therefore has no current Ofsted report.

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 January 2015 16 April 2015 Curriculum and development visit
9 January 2013 31 January 2013 Full inspection Good
9 February 2011 21 March 2011 Curriculum and development visit
21 April 2010 13 May 2010 Full inspection Good
10 December 2008 9 January 2009 Curriculum and development visit
6 December 2006 11 January 2007 Full inspection Satisfactory
10 February 2003 14 May 2003 Full inspection

PDF links open in a new browser window.

Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number105261
Local Authority Code350
Local Authority NameBolton
Establishment Number4501
School / College NameRivington and Blackrod High School
Establishment Type Code03
Establishment typeVoluntary controlled school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code2
Establishment statusClosed
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code10
Reason establishment closedAcademy Converter
Close date28-02-2017
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE24
DioceseDiocese of Manchester
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,888
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date19-01-2017
Number of Pupils1,708
Number of Boys930
Number of Girls780
Percentage Free School Meals13.9
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10005489
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date18-10-2018
StreetRivington Lane
LocalityHorwich
Address3
TownBolton
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBL6 7RU
Website
Telephone
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first namePaul
Headteacher/Principal last nameRoach
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000118
DistrictChorley
Ward CodeE05005181
WardHeath Charnock and Rivington
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14000637
Parliamentary ConstituencyChorley
Urban/Rural CodeF1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
GSS LA CodeE08000001
Easting363763
Northing412782
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Chorley 014
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Chorley 014E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN0
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005202
LSOA CodeE01024973
Free School Meals204
Accreditation Expiry Date

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

School Data UK is a Good Stuff website.

Page generated in 0.88 seconds. 216.73.216.121. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:00:57 +0000. Monologic Platypus.