# Youth Challenge Pru

Youth Challenge Pru is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Bolton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 72 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E142758. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 72
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 142758

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 11 July 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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Smithills School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smithills-school-e140500): 120 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-smithills-dean-church-of-england-primary-school-e145751): 410 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thornleigh Salesian College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornleigh-salesian-college-e105264): 780 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Church Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-road-primary-school-e105152): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-halliwell-bolton-e105223): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-c-of-e-primary-school-halliwell-e105218): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/142758)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142758)

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