Cumberland School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Rivington Lane
 Rivington
 Bolton
 Lancashire BL6 7RX
Telephone: 01204 324446

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 7-18)
Type: Independent Special School (Section 14 approved)
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2008

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Christopher Newiss (since October 2019 – came from Reddish Hall School)
Previous Headteacher: John Gilfillan
Number of pupils: 85
Sex: Mixed (88% boys / 12% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 0.0% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 12.1% (4km radius)
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.1km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Chorley
Electoral Ward: Adlington and Anderton
School Number: 8886104

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 15th July 2025 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Rivington and Blackrod High School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Beacon Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  3. Rivington Foundation Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  4. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  5. St Catherine's CofE Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  6. Lever Park School (2.0km) show on map
  7. St Mary's RC Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  8. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton (2.6km) show on map
  9. Chorley New Road Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  10. Anderton Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  11. Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary... (3.1km) show on map
  12. Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  13. St Joseph's RC High School (3.3km) show on map
  14. Blackrod Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  15. Adlington Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  16. Claypool Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  17. Turton Belmont Community Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  18. St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  19. Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan (5.3km) show on map
  20. Aspull Church Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  21. St George's Church of England Primary School,... (5.5km) show on map
  22. Johnson Fold Community Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  23. Albany Academy (5.7km) show on map
  24. Lostock Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  25. Markland Hill Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  26. Holy Cross Catholic High School (5.8km) show on map
  27. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley (6.0km) show on map
  28. St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England P... (6.1km) show on map
  29. Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  30. Clevelands Prep School (6.2km) show on map
  31. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley (6.3km) show on map
  32. Westmorland School (6.3km) show on map
  33. Shaftesbury High School (6.3km) show on map
  34. Duke Street Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  35. Duke Street Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  36. Mayfield School (6.4km) show on map
  37. The Gates Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  38. Church Road Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  39. Highfield Community Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  40. Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary ... (6.5km) show on map
  41. Highfield Nursery School (6.6km) show on map
  42. Youth Challenge Pru (6.6km) show on map
  43. St Thomas of Canterbury RC School (6.7km) show on map
  44. Smithills School (6.7km) show on map
  45. Beaumont Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  46. St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton (6.7km) show on map
  47. Mayfield House School (6.9km) show on map
  48. St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley (6.9km) show on map
  49. Gillibrand Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  50. Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  51. Ladybridge Community Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  52. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  53. Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (7.0km) show on map
  54. Devonshire Road Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  55. Rumworth School (7.1km) show on map
  56. Southlands High School (7.1km) show on map
  57. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley (7.1km) show on map
  58. Ladybridge High School (7.2km) show on map
  59. Chorley Astley Park School (7.3km) show on map
  60. Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of ... (7.3km) show on map
  61. St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  62. Thornleigh Salesian College (7.3km) show on map
  63. Oxford Grove Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  64. St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton (7.4km) show on map
  65. Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Prima... (7.4km) show on map
  66. Bolton School Boys' Division (7.4km) show on map
  67. Bolton School Girls' Division (7.4km) show on map
  68. Bolton School Infant & Nursery School (7.4km) show on map
  69. Canon Sharples Church of England Primary Scho... (7.4km) show on map
  70. Al-Huda Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  71. Westhoughton High School (7.5km) show on map
  72. Coppull Primary School and Nursery (7.5km) show on map
  73. Woodfield Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  74. St Thomas CofE Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  75. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane (7.6km) show on map
  76. St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell (7.6km) show on map
  77. St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish (7.6km) show on map
  78. Egerton Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  79. St Michael's Church of England High School (7.7km) show on map
  80. My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision (7.7km) show on map
  81. Walmsley CofE Primary School (7.7km) show on map
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  83. Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  84. Parklands High School (7.8km) show on map
  85. High Lawn Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  86. Brownlow Fold Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  87. Gilnow Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  88. Haslam Park Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  89. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull (7.9km) show on map
  90. Washacre Primary Academy (8.0km) show on map
  91. Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary... (8.0km) show on map
  92. Lancashire College of Adult Education (8.0km) show on map
  93. Raise Education and Wellbeing School (8.0km) show on map
  94. St George's CofE Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  95. Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah (8.1km) show on map
  96. Eden Boys' School, Bolton (8.1km) show on map
  97. Wood Fold Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  98. St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School,... (8.1km) show on map
  99. Park School Teaching Service (8.1km) show on map
  100. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge (8.2km) show on map
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Associated Schools

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