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Schools in BL1 3

Primary and secondary schools serving BL1 3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

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%
All schools

The largest 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 replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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