Ofsted: Good
Forwards Centre
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personHead not listed
corporate_fareTHE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST
location_onBolton, BL2 5DX
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Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2025
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Students
30
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Age Range
5-11
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Forwards Centre is a Academy alternative provision converter school in Bolton, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Forwards Centre is an academy alternative provision converter in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of THE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST. The school has approximately 41 pupils on roll, of whom 80% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 7.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
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Inspection History
5 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Outstanding
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Outstanding
S5 Inspection EIF
Good
Education
Good
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Good
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
S5 Inspection Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good