University Collegiate School

Term dates

We haven't checked Bolton's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 91 families put this school as their first choice, and 117 places were offered. 91 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 24 September 2024. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

University technical college

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–19

Pupils

683 (capacity 840)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST)

Phone

01204928700

Address

85 Deane Road, The Stoller Building, Bolton, BL3 5AG

Website

ucs-bolton.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports