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Birtenshaw School Bolton

Special school in Bolton BL7 9AB

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  • School Reference Number: 105280
  • Address: Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9AB
  • Headteacher: Caroline Turner
  • Telephone: 01204 304230
  • Website: birtenshaw.org.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Non-maintained special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 121
  • Local Education Authority: Bolton
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 19/02/2013

Rating published on 13/03/2013

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
28 February 2024 27 March 2024 Monitoring visit
17 November 2022 20 January 2023 School inspection
28 June 2017 24 July 2017 Short inspection
19 February 2013 13 March 2013 Full inspection Good
2 February 2011 16 February 2011 Monitoring visit
12 November 2009 4 December 2009 Full inspection Satisfactory
6 December 2006 8 January 2007 Full inspection Good
23 May 2005 17 October 2006 Inspection
15 November 2004 13 January 2005 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number105280
Local Authority Code350
Local Authority NameBolton
Establishment Number7007
School / College NameBirtenshaw School Bolton
Establishment Type Code08
Establishment typeNon-maintained special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low3
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity121
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils103
Number of Boys84
Number of Girls19
Percentage Free School Meals.00
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10015031
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date23-01-2025
StreetDarwen Road
LocalityBromley Cross
Address3
TownBolton
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBL7 9AB
Websitewww.birtenshaw.org.uk
Telephone01204304230
Headteacher/Principal title
Headteacher/Principal first nameCaroline
Headteacher/Principal last nameTurner
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 CodeE08000001
DistrictBolton
Ward CodeE05014821
WardBromley Cross
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001110
Parliamentary ConstituencyBolton North East
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000001
Easting372686
Northing412753
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bolton 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bolton 002D
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
UPRN100012431735
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02000985
LSOA CodeE01004806
Free School Meals0
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN105280
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/105280
LAESTAB3507007
School nameBirtenshaw School Bolton
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationNon-Maintained Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBolton
Parliamentary constituencyBolton North East
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBL7 9AB
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils103
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10241782
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection105280
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3507007
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionBirtenshaw School Bolton
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection18/11/2022
Ungraded inspection publication date19/01/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS400773
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date19/02/2013
Publication date13/03/2013
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection105280
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3507007
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBirtenshaw School Bolton
School type at time of latest graded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS336467
Previous inspection start date12/11/2009
Previous publication date04/12/2009
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection105280
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3507007
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBirtenshaw School Bolton
School type at time of previous graded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionRequires Improvement

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