SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Welcome to Breightmet School
We aim to provide a nurturing environment where our values underpin all we do.
Potential – supporting young people to develop and fulfil their potential.
Achievement – achieving valuable skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work.
Growth – learning about ourselves to grow emotionally
Empowerment – encouraging a young person to believe in their own abilities
Insipiring A Better Future
Our overarching objective is to inspire a better future for each pupil who attends the school to ensure that they have the skills and attributes to make a positive contribution and become responsible citizens. It is our goal to help each child find their own voice, develop their own talents and be confident in their ability to be an individual. We aim to celebrate each of them for what they can achieve, help them to see themselves as complete and unique and enable them to go out into the world with confidence.

Head Teacher’s welcome

Carol Nolan
It is a privilege to welcome you to Breightmet School.
Our community is built on the belief that every young person deserves to feel safe, valued, and inspired to achieve their very best. We are proud to be a nurturing, trauma‑informed setting where relationships come first and where every learner’s story, strengths, and aspirations shape the way we work.
At Breightmet School , we combine high expectations with deep compassion.
Our curriculum is designed to be ambitious, personalised, and rooted in real‑world relevance, ensuring that each student can grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
We celebrate individuality, champion inclusion, and create opportunities for students to discover their talents, build confidence, and experience success in many forms.
Our staff team is dedicated, skilled, and unwavering in their commitment to providing exceptional care and education.
Together with families, carers, and external partners, we strive to create a school where young people feel a true sense of belonging and where their futures are filled with possibility

Our aim is to inspire a better future by helping our students become responsible citizens who can make a positive contribution to the world around them and to grow and develop into the very best version of themselves possible. It is our goal to help each student find their voice, develop their talents and be confident in their ability to be an individual.
Birchwood Bolton
We aim to provide a nurturing environment where our values underpin all we do.
Potential – supporting young people to develop and fulfil their potential.
Achievement – achieving valuable skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work.
Growth – learning about ourselves to grow emotionally
Empowerment – encouraging a young person to believe in their own abilities
We offer residential care and education for children and young people who are on the Autistic Spectrum, Learning difficulties, Physical Disabilities and complex needs with associated challenging behaviour and young people and with social emotional behaviour difficulties (SEBD).
Welcome to Birchwood Bolton
Our overarching objective is to inspire a better future for each pupil who attends the school to ensure that they have the skills and attributes to make a positive contribution and become responsible citizens. It is our goal to help each child find their own voice, develop their own talents and be confident in their ability to be an individual. We aim to celebrate each of them for what they can achieve, help them to see themselves as complete and unique and enable them to go out into the world with confidence.
Our aim is to inspire a better future by helping our students become responsible citizens who can make a positive contribution to the world around them and to grow and develop into the very best version of themselves possible. It is our goal to help each student find their voice, develop their talents and be confident in their ability to be an individual.
Breightmet School
We aim to provide a nurturing environment where our values underpin all we do.
Potential – supporting young people to develop and fulfil their potential.
Achievement – achieving valuable skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work.
Growth – learning about ourselves to grow emotionally
Empowerment – encouraging a young person to believe in their own abilities
Insipiring A Better Future
We offer education for children and young people who are on the Autistic Spectrum, Learning difficulties, Physical Disabilities and complex needs with associated challenging behaviour and young people and with social emotional behaviour difficulties (SEBD).

Our aim is to inspire a better future by helping our students become responsible citizens who can make a positive contribution to the world around them and to grow and develop into the very best version of themselves possible. It is our goal to help each student find their voice, develop their talents and be confident in their ability to be an individual.














