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Bolton College

URN: 130495

Address: Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BG

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 28 November 2023 was:

Requires Improvement

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Requires Improvement

Personal development:

Requires Improvement

Leadership and management:

Requires Improvement

Education programmes for young people:

Requires Improvement

Adult learning programmes:

Good

Apprenticeships:

Requires Improvement

Provision for learners with high needs:

Requires Improvement

Requires Improvement

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 13 December 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 16 January 2024
    PDF – Published

  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 30 November 2020
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 15 March 2017
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 22 April 2015
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 June 2010
    PDF – Published

  7. Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 January 2009
    PDF – Published

  8. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 25 April 2007
    PDF – Published

  9. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 June 2007
    PDF – Published

  10. Reinspection Reinspection, PDF - 07 October 2006
    PDF – Published

  11. Reinspection Reinspection, PDF - 07 October 2006
    PDF – Published

  12. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 22 February 2002
    PDF – Published

  13. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 12 July 2000
    PDF – Published
  14. Opened

Next inspection

We can inspect further education and skills providers at any time if we have concerns.

Outstanding

Providers judged outstanding are subject to routine inspection. Most providers will be inspected again by September 2025. They may receive monitoring and other visits.

Good

We normally inspect good providers within 5 years. They may receive monitoring and other visits.

Requires improvement

We normally inspect providers that require improvement within 12 to 30 months of the publication of their latest full inspection report. They will normally have a monitoring visit before the full inspection.

Inadequate

If they continue to be funded, we normally inspect inadequate providers within 15 months of the publication of their latest full inspection report. They also receive monitoring visits.

New providers

A new provider whose monitoring visit report was published by 31 March 2022 will normally receive their first full inspection within 24 months of publication.

A new provider whose monitoring visit report was published after 31 March 2022 will normally receive their first full inspection within 18 months of publication.

Notice

We normally give notice up to two working days before the inspection. We can also inspect without notice.

 

About Bolton College

  • Type: General Further Education and Tertiary
  • Boarding: Unknown
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Bolton

Location

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  • Address: Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BG
  • Region: North West

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