Ladywood School

State-Funded School

ladywood-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL3 1NGPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ladywood School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 233 pupils. Ladywood School is part of WOODBRIDGE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 97
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

18%

Black

10%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

233

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 233
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WOODBRIDGE TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 27 January 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.