EdStart Schools Bolton

Special
Independent
Ages 11 to 16

No Ofsted inspection

Castle Hill Young Peoples Centre, Castleton Street, Off Tongue Moor Road, Bolton, BL2 2JWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

EdStart Schools Bolton is a special school in Bolton for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 142 schools in Bolton.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted has not published an inspection of EdStart Schools Bolton.

EdStart Schools Bolton on the Ofsted website (opens in a new tab)

Pupil numbers and mix

62 pupils on roll, with places for 83

Special educational needs support80.6%

80.6%, 65.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan19.4%

19.4%, 13.4 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near EdStart Schools Bolton

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Raise Education and Wellbeing School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 1.1
Thomasson Memorial School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 15.3
Breightmet School	2 miles	Ofsted: Requires improvement	Not published
Green Fold School	2 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	0% met the expected standard
Firwood High School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Other independent special school
Sector: Independent
Age range: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mr James Bradley
Phone: 03003034414
Website: edstartschools.com (opens in a new tab)
Address: Castle Hill Young Peoples Centre, Castleton Street, Off Tongue Moor Road, Bolton, BL2 2JW
Local authority: Bolton
URN: 152052

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.