Forwards Centre
Special / other · Bolton · BL2 5DX
Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
48 pupils · 75% of 64 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 79.2% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 29.3% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 70.7% of pupils
- URN
- 142702
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 22% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 3 June 2025: S5 Inspection
- 4 February 2020: Good
- 9 January 2019: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.