Eden Boys' School, Bolton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 4 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
- 621 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 65.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
Indian 37.4%
Pakistani 36.2%
African 11.6%
Other Asian 5%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
White British 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 94%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.74
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 122 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
Eden Boys' School Bolton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 8 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 9 | 124 124 0 |
| Year 10 | 125 125 0 |
| Year 11 | 124 124 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 44.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 22.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |