Name
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Address
Rivington Lane, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7RU
Location
Telephone
01204 333266
Fax
01204 333264
Email
office@rbhs.co.uk
Head
Mrs V Walmsley
Chair of Governors
Cllr K McKeon
Type
Secondary with 6th Form
Status
Voluntary Controlled
DfES number
4501
DfES performance table
Ofsted number
105261
Ofsted report
School website
Gender
Co-Educational
Number on roll
1910
Age from
11
Age to
18
Admissions criteria
Places allocated
   2022   2023   2024   2025   2026 
Number of places available 300 300 300 300 300
Number of applications received 451 491 528 562 632
           
How places were offered:          
Children with an EHCP 6 10 6 21 22
1. Looked after/previously looked after children 6 5 4 2 3
2. Vulnerable children 0 0 4 4 2
3. Children with siblings at the school 64 74 64 73 73
4. Children with a medical need or disability 0 4 0 5 0
5. up to 20% on the basis of commitment to the Christian faith 1 1 1 0 5
6. Children within Blackrod or Horwich Town Council areas 100 90 107 110 101
7. Children of staff members (new from 2026) n/a n/a n/a n/a 2
8. Children who attend Lostock Primary (new from 2026) n/a n/a n/a n/a 10
9. All other children 59 58 106 85 73
last distance offered n/a n/a n/a 4.05 miles 6.926 miles
Alternative offers 32 88 8 0 0
           
Total number of places offered 268 330 300 300 300
Number of appeals heard 0 0 0 11 (4 successful) 0

 

 

 

 

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