Smithills School
Academy converter · Secondary · Bolton · THE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST
GIAS updated daily. Ofsted data updated monthly.
Establishment
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Town
- Bolton
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Pupils
- 1,203
- Age range
- 11–16
- URN
- 140500
- Head teacher
- Ms Carolyn Dewse (name as published)
Latest inspection
Old framework
Requires improvement
19 September 2023 · Still the live grade until a new inspection
Report card
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspection history
| Date | Inspection | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | S5 Inspection (Report card) | Report card | |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1 | Taking effective action | |
| 19 Sep 2023 | S5 Inspection | Requires improvement | |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Full inspection | — | |
| 6 Mar 2018 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 7 Nov 2017 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 23 May 2017 | Monitoring visit | — | |
| 15 Nov 2016 | Full inspection | — | |
| 10 Jan 2014 | Academy conversion letter | — |
Every inspection Ofsted has published for this URN since September 2018, with earlier reports where Ofsted still lists them.
Location
Bolton, BL1 6JS, Bolton · Open in OpenStreetMap