Sharples School

State-Funded School

sharples-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL1 8SNPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sharples School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,214 pupils. Sharples School is part of Sharples School A Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.73

Ethnicity

White

35%

Asian

50%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,214

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,214
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Sharples School A Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025. 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 Sept 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.