Smithills School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Smithills Dean Road
 Smithills School
 Bolton
 Lancashire BL1 6JS
Telephone: 01204 842382

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
History: This school arose from Smithills School
Trust: The Bolton Impact Trust
Sponsor: Bolton Impact Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Carolyn Dewse (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Michael Sidebottom
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 71.6 / 33.83
Non-teaching Staff*: 65.38
Number of pupils: 1201
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.8
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 40.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 21.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 70.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 53.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Bolton
Constituency: Bolton West
Electoral Ward: Smithills
School Number: 3504049

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 19th September 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Youth Challenge Pru (0.1km) show on map
  2. St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England P... (0.6km) show on map
  3. Thornleigh Salesian College (0.8km) show on map
  4. Church Road Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  5. St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell (1.1km) show on map
  6. Al-Huda Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Oxford Grove Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  8. St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton (1.1km) show on map
  9. Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Johnson Fold Community Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Brownlow Fold Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  12. Eden Boys' School, Bolton (1.4km) show on map
  13. Raise Education and Wellbeing School (1.5km) show on map
  14. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge (1.5km) show on map
  15. St Thomas of Canterbury RC School (1.7km) show on map
  16. High Lawn Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  17. Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya (1.8km) show on map
  18. The Valley Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  19. LifeBridge ASEND (1.9km) show on map
  20. Devonshire Road Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  21. St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton (1.9km) show on map
  22. Gaskell Community Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  23. Park School Teaching Service (2.1km) show on map
  24. Bolton School Boys' Division (2.1km) show on map
  25. Bolton School Girls' Division (2.1km) show on map
  26. Bolton School Infant & Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  27. The Olive School, Bolton (2.1km) show on map
  28. Markland Hill Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  29. Sharples School (2.2km) show on map
  30. The Oaks Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  31. Sharples Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  32. Gilnow Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  33. Clevelands Prep School (2.7km) show on map
  34. EdStart Schools Bolton (2.8km) show on map
  35. Castle Hill Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  36. St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bro... (2.8km) show on map
  37. Pikes Lane Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  38. St Columba's RC Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  39. Bolton College (2.9km) show on map
  40. Birtenshaw School Bolton (2.9km) show on map
  41. Bolton Sixth Form College (2.9km) show on map
  42. University Collegiate School (3.0km) show on map
  43. Canon Slade School (3.0km) show on map
  44. Walmsley CofE Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  45. Tonge Moor Primary Academy (3.2km) show on map
  46. Turton School (3.2km) show on map
  47. Eagley Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  48. Haslam Park Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  49. St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Volu... (3.3km) show on map
  50. Eagley Junior School (3.3km) show on map
  51. Moorgate Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  52. St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School,... (3.4km) show on map
  53. Ladybridge Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  54. Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah (3.6km) show on map
  55. Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Prima... (3.6km) show on map
  56. Beaumont Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  57. St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton (3.6km) show on map
  58. Sunning Hill Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  59. Rumworth School (3.7km) show on map
  60. Brandwood Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  61. Lostock Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  62. Ladybridge High School (3.7km) show on map
  63. Bolton Muslim Girls School (3.7km) show on map
  64. Clarendon Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  65. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane (3.8km) show on map
  66. St Maxentius CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  67. The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton (3.9km) show on map
  68. Egerton Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  69. Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  70. St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Leve... (4.1km) show on map
  71. Bolton Islamic Girls School (4.3km) show on map
  72. Birtenshaw College (4.4km) show on map
  73. Forwards Centre (4.4km) show on map
  74. St Bede Academy (4.4km) show on map
  75. St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  76. St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton (4.5km) show on map
  77. Bolton St Catherine's Academy (4.6km) show on map
  78. Firwood High School (4.6km) show on map
  79. Thomasson Memorial School (4.6km) show on map
  80. Lever Edge Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  81. Claypool Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  82. Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton (4.7km) show on map
  83. Lord's School (4.8km) show on map
  84. Red Lane Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  85. Hardy Mill Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  86. Heathfield Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  87. Leverhulme Community Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  88. Essa Academy (4.8km) show on map
  89. Essa Primary Academy (4.8km) show on map
  90. King's Leadership Academy Bolton (4.8km) show on map
  91. Harwood Meadows Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  92. Breightmet School (4.9km) show on map
  93. St Joseph's RC High School (5.1km) show on map
  94. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever (5.2km) show on map
  95. Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  96. Turton Belmont Community Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  97. SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  98. St Mary's RC Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  99. Chorley New Road Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  100. Lever Park School (5.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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