Sharples School
About the school
Sharples School is an open secondary school in Bolton.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 January 2025
- Published
- 5 February 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 55.6
- Bolton
- 45.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bolton
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 61.90%
- Bolton
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 82.20%
- Bolton
- 64.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 29.10%
- Bolton
- 33.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.73
- Bolton
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1218
Girls
56.16%
Boys
43.84%
SEN support
9.28%
Education, health and care plan
3.20%
English as an additional language
33.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.31%
Overall absence
5.53
Persistent absence
11.41
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
230
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%