Breightmet School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Milnthorpe Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Breightmet School is a special school in Bolton for ages 5 to 18. It is one of the 142 schools in Bolton. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 14 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
18 pupils on roll, with places for 80
Schools near Breightmet School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firwood High School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Ladywood School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| EdStart Schools Bolton | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Birtenshaw School Bolton | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Millwood Primary Special School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Nolan
- Phone
- 01204201396
- Address
- Milnthorpe Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PD
- Local authority
- Bolton
- URN
- 150807
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.