# Rumworth School

Rumworth School is a special school in Bolton, for pupils aged 11 to 19.

It had 361 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E105277. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 361
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105277

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 20 March 2024
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Rumworth School was 3.4, against 45.2 in Bolton and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 3.4 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 48 | – | – |

Rumworth 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.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Ladybridge High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladybridge-high-school-e134646): 110 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Ladybridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladybridge-community-primary-school-e105169): 380 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernards-rc-primary-school-bolton-e105230): 380 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beaumont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaumont-primary-school-e105173): 420 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-deane-e105203): 440 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-jamiah-al-islamiyyah-e130285): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/105277)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105277)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/rumworth-school-e105277