Cumberland School

Other · Other independent special school · Ages 7–18 · Bolton, Lancashire

Cumberland School is an other school in Bolton, Lancashire for ages 7–18 (other independent special school).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“The school has high expectations of all pupils.”
“Staff have a good understanding of each pupil and their individual social and emotional needs.”
“This means that pupils feel ready to have a go and begin their learning journey.”

“However, the quality of education that pupils receive is variable across the school.”
“This is because the school has not finalised its curriculum thinking in some subjects.”
“Coupled with this, the school does not have a consistent system in place to check the quality of the delivery of the curriculum.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	7.3	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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