# Green Fold School

Green Fold School is a special school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 172 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E105281. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 172
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105281

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Green Fold School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

Green Fold School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Orchards Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchards-nursery-school-e105145): 10 m. Nursery. School remains Good, March 2024
- [Cherry Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-primary-school-e105187): 60 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-primary-school-e105182): 770 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-rc-primary-school-e105245): 910 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-jamess-church-of-england-high-school-e144046): 950 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [King's Leadership Academy Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-leadership-academy-bolton-e147077): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105281)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105281)

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