16 plus school in Bolton
Bolton Sixth Form College
Town Centre Campus, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BU
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
- Current published outcome
- None published
- Last overall grade in this dataset
- None published
- Days since inspection
- Not published
- Framework era
- No published Ofsted outcome
These four fields describe the latest published inspection on this record. The dataset does not keep a previous inspection row, so a school inspected under the current framework will usually have no overall grade to show as “prior”.
key stage 4 results 2024/25
Not published for this URN in the current phase-appropriate school performance release.
- Evidence found
- No publishable key stage 4 headline attainment value for this exact URN.
- Source coverage
- DfE school-level 2024/25 performance files, joined by URN. Suppressed, not applicable and not published cells remain distinct from zero.
- What this means
- School Facts has no official phase-compatible attainment figure to display for this establishment and year.
- What this does not mean
- The school had no pupils, achieved 0%, performed poorly, or lacks results outside this release.
A levels 2024/25
- Average grade per entry
- C+
- Average points per entry
- 32.8
- A level students
- 439
England average 32.3
School funding 2025-26 financial year
Not found for this URN in the 2025-26 release.
- Evidence found
- Not found for this URN in the 2025-26 release; this is not represented as £0.
- Source coverage
- DfE mainstream-school allocations for running costs for pupils aged 5-16, importer snapshot 23 August 2026.
- What this means
- The official mainstream allocation release does not provide a publishable row for this establishment.
- What this does not mean
- The school received no public funding or has no budget; other establishment types and funding streams use different publications.
Allocation is not expenditure. DfE says this release combines the schools block with several other revenue grants and excludes capital spending. Funding is shown for context and is never used in School Facts ordering, peer groups or quality claims. Source, licence and coverage.
Roads and getting there
Road casualties within 500m
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2
- All reported collisions
- 68
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 16
- Busiest road nearby
- A673
England average 1.6 — pedestrians under 16, over five years
England average 24.2 over five years
17,130 vehicles a day (2025)
Public transport
- Bus stops within 500m
- 21
- Nearest station
- Bolton Rail Station
England average 11.9
0.7 km away — railway station
Traffic volume is the context the collision count needs: a school beside a major road will record more collisions than one on a quiet street without being any less well run.
Every collision reported to the police within 500m of the school over the five years to 2024, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe — counts rise with traffic and with how built up an area is, and a rural school on a fast road may have fewer collisions but a worse one. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position.
What pupils do next
After sixth form
- Went to university
- 54%
- In education, work or training
- 80%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 6%
- Students in the cohort
- 784
England 50%
England 84.4%
England 6.5%
Going on to university 2021/22 leavers
Went to a top third university
The third of higher education providers whose entrants hold the highest average entry qualifications. It is the closest thing in the public data to "did they get into a competitive university", and it separates schools far more sharply than the headline progression rate does.
- Went on to a degree
- 66%
- Students in the cohort
- 826
England 65.3%
These follow an earlier group of leavers than the figures above, and count anyone reaching higher education within two years rather than the term after leaving, so they are not directly comparable with them.
A destination counts only if it lasted at least six months, which is why these figures lag the exam results by a year, and why the university figures track leavers from 2021/22. Small cohorts move these percentages a long way — check the cohort size before reading much into a gap.
The area around the school
Among the most deprived fifth of England.
Among the most deprived fifth of England for children in low-income families.
Indices of Deprivation 2019, for the small area the school stands in. 1 means the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. The second measure counts only children living in low-income families, which is the one that describes the intake a school is likely to draw on.
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £140,000
- Typical range
- £119,500 to £160,750
- Semi-detached
- £159,000
- Terraced
- £140,000
postcode sector BL3 5 · 58 sales
middle half of sales
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of England.
Every residential sale registered in this postcode sector since January 2024, from HM Land Registry. A sector covers roughly 2,500 addresses. England's median over the same period was £293,000.
Who lives there
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 34%
- In professional or managerial work
- 4%
- Households deprived in 2+ ways
- 40%
- Residents in very good health
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 13.4%
England 17.8%
England 48.4%
Housing
- Owned by the occupier
- 15%
- Social housing
- 53%
- Privately rented
- 31%
- Detached homes
- 11%
- Four or more bedrooms
- 8%
- No car
- 59%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 19.2%
England 38.2%
England 22.5%
England 21.9%
Census 2021, for Bolton 016D and the wider neighbourhood around it. These figures describe the area, not the pupils — children may travel in from much further away, and for selective, faith and independent schools they usually do.
School details
- Type
- Further education
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Ages
- Ages 16–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Principal: Stuart Merrills
- Register status
- Open
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- URN
- 131867
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
The URN identifies this registered establishment. If a school converts or is replaced, DfE may issue a new URN; this page does not stitch different establishments together by a similar name.
Nearest 16 plus schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Distance | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton CollegeFurther education | No overall grade | — | — | 0.2 mi | |
| Holy Cross CollegeFurther education | No overall grade | — | — | 5.7 mi | |
| Bury CollegeFurther education | No overall grade | — | — | 5.8 mi | |
| Salford City CollegeFurther education | No overall grade | — | — | 7.8 mi | |
| Wigan and Leigh CollegeFurther education | No overall grade | — | — | 8.4 mi | |
| Loreto CollegeFurther education | No overall grade | — | — | 10.8 mi |
Evidence ledger
Reference dates and join methods are kept separate because the figures do not all describe the same year or geography.
| Evidence | Publisher | Reference date | How it reaches this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| School identity | Get Information About Schools | 23 August 2026 | Exact URN 131867; unified importer snapshot |
| Inspection evidence | Ofsted management information | 31 July 2026 | No Ofsted outcome matched to this URN |
| Funding allocation | DfE school funding statistics | 2025-26 financial year | No row for this URN in the mainstream-school release; not represented as zero |
| Roads and transport | DfT road casualties, traffic and NaPTAN | Five-year road window; access-node snapshot | Coordinate join within the stated radius |
| Neighbourhood | ONS Census | 2021 | LSOA/MSOA containing the school, not pupil homes |
| Deprivation | English Indices of Deprivation | 2019 | LSOA containing the school |
| Home prices | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | Sales since January 2024 | School postcode sector, not a catchment |
These sources are published for reuse under the Open Government Licence v3.0, including the Crown database-right notice that accompanies Price Paid Data. Definitions and source notes. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.