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Firwood High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Stitch-MI Lane
 Bolton
 Lancashire BL2 4HU
Telephone: 01204 333044

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-19)
Type: Special Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Firwood High School
Trust: Woodbridge Trust
Sponsor: Woodbridge Trust

Staff and Pupils

Head: Mrs Dawn Evans (since July 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Helen Addinall
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 38.44 / 92.31
Non-teaching Staff*: 107.62
Number of pupils: 261
Pupils Per Teacher: 6.8
Sex: Mixed (64% boys / 36% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 55.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 51.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 36.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.2km
* 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 North East
Electoral Ward: Breightmet
School Number: 3507004

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th November 2012 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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