University Collegiate School

State-Funded School

university-collegiate-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

BL3 5AGPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

University Collegiate School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bolton, North West.

It currently serves 683 pupils. University Collegiate School is part of QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST).

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.14

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

43%

Black

21%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

683

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

58%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 683
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
13 Feb 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
2 Apr 2019	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.