Eden Boys' School, Bolton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Muslim
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 140959
- Address
- Wolfenden Street, BL1 3QE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 623 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 68.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
Pakistani 36.9%
Indian 33.5%
African 14.1%
Other Asian 5.1%
Other 3.5%
Mixed 3.3%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Black 1%
White British 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other White 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 85%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.02
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 123 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
Admissions
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 121
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 8 | 127 127 0 |
| Year 9 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 10 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 11 | 124 124 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 65.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |