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Schools near BL1 3ER

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

Neighbourhood
Smithills
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,668 (2024)
Schools

Schools near BL1 3ER

24 schools within 1 mile of BL1 3ER: 14 primary, 3 secondary and 7 other, including 5 independent. 94% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 23 that publish a capacity are 96% full overall, and 6 have more pupils than places.

Schools
24
within 1 mile of BL1 3ER
Good or better
94%
Of 18 with an Ofsted grade
How full
96%
Nearly full: 11,308 pupils for 11,817 places
Over capacity
6
More pupils than places, of 23 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL1 3ER
29%
42%
25%
  • Excellent29.2%
  • Good41.7%
  • Needs improvement4.2%
  • Not rated25%
All schools

The nearest schools

  • Al-Huda Primary School
    Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 181 pupils · 131% full
    Not rated
    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 366 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.1 miles · March 2026
  • St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · September 2019
  • Brownlow Fold Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · February 2026
  • Oxford Grove Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 449 pupils · 101% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · February 2023
  • The Olive School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 422 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · July 2019
  • Eden Boys' School, Bolton
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 621 pupils · 78% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · July 2023
  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 424 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · March 2023
  • LifeBridge ASEND
    Other · ages 19–24
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • Gaskell Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 472 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · June 2013
  • Smithills School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% full
    Needs improvement
    0.6 miles · March 2026
  • The Valley Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 538 pupils · 128% full
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · October 2023
  • Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 122 pupils · 99% full
    Not rated
    0.7 miles
  • Church Road Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · January 2020
  • Thornleigh Salesian College
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,574 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · November 2019
  • Youth Challenge Pru
    Other · ages 11–16 · 72 pupils · 69% full
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · July 2024
  • Bolton School Boys' Division
    Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · Boys · 1,131 pupils · 96% full
    Not rated
    0.8 miles
  • St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 251 pupils · 120% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · June 2013
  • Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2026
  • St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 410 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · October 2023

And 4 more.

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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