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Park School Teaching Service

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter12 pupilsBolton
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families58%Far more than most schools
Places18 spare12 pupils, 30 places
Pupils per teacher5.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll12Census January 2026

Park School Teaching Service is an academy alternative provision converter in Bolton for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 12 pupils and room for 30. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4QR01204 937115boltonimpacttrust.org.uk/our-academies/park-school-teaching-serviceMr Gareth Webb academy leadAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bolton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll12Census January 2026
Places3040% full
Pupils from low-income families58%58% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support67%8 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan25%3 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)55%£6,600 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls7 / 5
White British pupils92%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1212116818
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals58%50%64%17%38%50%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%17%13%6%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support58%46%33%38%56%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans42%55%67%63%44%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 6 pupils who left in 2020/21 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training83%and stayed there for at least six months

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers5.7full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher5.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers83%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£46,552
Teachers who left in the year18%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.52024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£28,867England £7,128. Total £866k
Income per pupil£35,733England £7,587. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£13,300England £3,405
Money in reserve29%A lot put by: £306k, £10k per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£206kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£28,867spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£205,000Bolton
Nearest bus stop100 mWithins Drive, 15 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Forwards CentreAcademy alternative provision converter40 m48No overall grade 2025Compare
Leverhulme Community Primary SchoolCouncil450 m438Report card 20264Compare
Breightmet SchoolIndependent470 m18Not inspectedCompare
Red Lane Primary SchoolAcademy670 m475No overall grade 202569Compare
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles355Good 202339Compare
Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAcademy0.7 miles1,003No overall grade 202510Compare
Moorgate Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles325Outstanding 202386Compare
Firwood High SchoolAcademy0.8 miles261Good 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Park School Teaching Service a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Park School Teaching Service yet.

How many pupils does Park School Teaching Service have?

12 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 30 places, so it is 40% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4QR
Telephone
01204 937115
Website
www.boltonimpacttrust.org.uk/our-academies/park-school-teaching-service
Academy Lead
Mr Gareth Webb
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Bolton Impact Trust (6 schools)
Local authority
Bolton
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Constituency
Bolton North East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2016 (academy converter)
URN
142719 · LAESTAB 3501100 · UKPRN 10056075
Formerly
Park School Teaching Service

Where these figures come from