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Schools in BL1 3

The schools families in BL1 3 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
25,228 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL1 3

16 schools in BL1 3: 9 primary, 2 secondary and 5 other, including 3 independent. 92% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 15 that publish a capacity are 98% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
16
in BL1 3
Good or better
92%
Of 12 with an Ofsted grade
How full
98%
Nearly full: 5,587 pupils for 5,692 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 15 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL1 3
38%
31%
25%
  • Excellent37.5%
  • Good31.2%
  • Needs improvement6.2%
  • Not rated25%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Smithills School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% full
    Needs improvement
    0.8 miles · March 2026
  • Eden Boys' School, Bolton
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 621 pupils · 78% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · July 2023
  • The Valley Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 538 pupils · 128% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · October 2023
  • Gaskell Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 472 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · June 2013
  • Oxford Grove Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 449 pupils · 101% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · February 2023
  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 424 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · March 2023
  • The Olive School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 422 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    87 yards · July 2019
  • St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 366 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · March 2026
  • Brownlow Fold Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    173 yards · February 2026
  • St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · September 2019
  • St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 215 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · October 2022
  • Al-Huda Primary School
    Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 181 pupils · 131% full
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
  • Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 122 pupils · 99% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Youth Challenge Pru
    Other · ages 11–16 · 72 pupils · 69% full
    Excellent
    0.9 miles · July 2024
  • Raise Education and Wellbeing School
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · 50 pupils · 83% full
    Not rated
    2.2 miles
  • LifeBridge ASEND
    Other · ages 19–24
    Not rated
    0.4 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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