Firwood High School

Key facts

Address

Stitch-MI Lane, Bolton, BL2 4HU

Type

Academy special converter

Ages

11–19

Council

Bolton

Pupils on roll

261 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

52.5% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

6.8

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 8 March 2023

Strengths

• “Learning is exciting at Firwood School.”
• “Staff immerse pupils, and students in the sixth form, in learning experiences that they will remember.”
• “A winter wonderland at Christmas lets pupils enjoy snow and hot chocolate as they celebrate together.”

To improve

• “However, leaders are still in the process of deciding which reading books will best suit the age of the pupils.”
• “As a result, some pupils do not build up their early reading knowledge as well as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Bolton.

• Bolton St Catherine's Academy 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Park School Teaching Service 0.8 mi Standards maintained
• Forwards Centre 0.8 mi Not judged
• Breightmet School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
• Birtenshaw School Bolton 1.7 mi School remains Good
• Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
• EdStart Schools Bolton 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
• Ladywood School 2.1 mi School remains Outstanding

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