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Smithills School

URN: 140500

Address: Smithills Dean Road, Smithills School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6JS
THE BOLTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 19 September 2023 was:

Requires Improvement

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Requires Improvement

Requires Improvement

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 06 December 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 24 October 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 July 2018
    PDF – Published

  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 23 April 2018
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 05 December 2017
    PDF – Published

  6. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 22 June 2017
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 10 January 2017
    PDF – Published

  8. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 11 January 2014
    PDF – Published
  9. Opened
  10. Previously Smithills School Closed

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About Smithills School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Bolton

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1201
  • School capacity: 1250

Location

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  • Address: Smithills Dean Road, Smithills School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6JS
  • Region: North West

Contact details and general enquiries

Part of THE BOLTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

At the same postcode

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