Rumworth School
Armadale Road, Ladybridge, Bolton, BL3 4TP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jennifer Dunne
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 105277
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Telephone
- 01204333600
About this school
Rumworth School is a community special school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 361 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 35 | 32 | 40 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.47 -1.97 to -0.97 | -1.67 -2.29 to -1.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rumworth School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.8 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.2 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.48%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.98%
- Persistent absence
- 29.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah0.7 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Clevelands Prep School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Bolton School Infant & Nursery School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Bolton School Girls' Division1.2 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Thomasson Memorial School1.4 miles
Special schools · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
- Birtenshaw College Other types
- Birtenshaw School Bolton Special schools
- Breightmet School Special schools
- Cumberland School Special schools
- EdStart Schools Bolton Special schools
- Firwood High School Academies
- Forwards Centre Academies
- Green Fold School Special schools
- Ladywood School Academies
- Lever Park School Academies
- LifeBridge ASEND Other types
- Park School Teaching Service Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Rumworth School teach?
- Rumworth School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Rumworth School?
- The headteacher of Rumworth School is Ms Jennifer Dunne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rumworth School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rumworth School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rumworth School?
- Rumworth School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Rumworth School full?
- Rumworth School has capacity for 330 pupils and 361 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rumworth School a faith school?
- No. Rumworth School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Rumworth School have?
- The schools register lists Rumworth School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rumworth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.8 in 2022/23 and 2.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Rumworth School's absence rate?
- Rumworth School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rumworth School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rumworth School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.