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Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Wolfenden Street, Bolton BL1 3QE · edenboysbolton.com · 01204 849240
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53
- average Attainment 8 score. Bolton 45.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.66 mi
- 1.06 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Proximity: proximity · Bolton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 621
- 78% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 66.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Proximity: proximity” went to a home 0.66 mi (1.06 km) from the school. Source: Bolton Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 192 families put the school first and 116 places were offered; 58% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 116 | 192 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 121 | 224 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 216 | 1.8▲ | 51% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 123 | 243 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 124 | 245 | 2▲ | 49% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Proximity: proximity | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.66 mi1.06 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53, and 58.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bolton it was 45.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53 | 46 | ||
| ▲58.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲84.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.5 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 52.5 | −16.7 |
| Further education | 32.8 | +13.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | +6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Eden Boys' School, Bolton was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 65
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (26%) with SEND