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University Collegiate School: data, trends and context

University Collegiate School is a secondary school in Bolton. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
141941
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
University technical college
Status
Open
Local authority
Bolton
Region
North West
Trust
QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST)
Postcode
BL3 5AG
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
683
FSM eligible
44.5%
EAL / First language other than English
58.1%
SEND (total)
13.3%
SEN Support
11.4%
EHCP
1.9%
White British
13.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.0%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Severe absence
4.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BoltonLocal authority91.6%8.4%3.5%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
8.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
3.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
36.7
English & maths grade 5+
30.8%
English & maths grade 4+
40.7%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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University Collegiate School is a secondary school in Bolton. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.