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Schools near BL1 3HN

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

Neighbourhood: Halliwell & Brownlow Fold
Council: Bolton
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,780 (2024)

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Schools

Schools near BL1 3HN

23 schools within 1 mile of BL1 3HN: 13 primary, 3 secondary and 7 other, including 5 independent. 94% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 22 that publish a capacity are 96% full overall, and 6 have more pupils than places.

Schools

within 1 mile of BL1 3HN

Good or better

94%

Of 17 with an Ofsted grade

How full

96%

Nearly full: 11,093 pupils for 11,599 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places, of 22 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL1 3HN

30%

39%

26%

Excellent30.4%
Good39.1%
Needs improvement4.3%
Not rated26.1%

All schools

The nearest schools

The Olive School, Bolton
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 422 pupils · 100% full
Excellent
116 yards · July 2019
Brownlow Fold Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 87% full
Good
168 yards · February 2026
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 366 pupils · 100% full
Excellent
0.1 miles · March 2026
Al-Huda Primary School
Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 181 pupils · 131% full
Not rated
0.2 miles
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 92% full
Good
0.3 miles · September 2019
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 621 pupils · 78% full
Excellent
0.3 miles · July 2023
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
0.4 miles · March 2023
LifeBridge ASEND
Other · ages 19–24
Not rated
0.4 miles
Gaskell Community Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 472 pupils · 112% full
Good
0.4 miles · June 2013
The Valley Community Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · 538 pupils · 128% full
Excellent
0.5 miles · October 2023
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 122 pupils · 99% full
Not rated
0.6 miles
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 251 pupils · 120% full
Excellent
0.7 miles · June 2013
Thornleigh Salesian College
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,574 pupils · 95% full
Good
0.8 miles · November 2019
Bolton School Boys' Division
Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · Boys · 1,131 pupils · 96% full
Not rated
0.8 miles
Smithills School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% full
Needs improvement
0.8 miles · March 2026
Church Road Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 98% full
Good
0.8 miles · January 2020
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% full
Good
0.8 miles · January 2026
Youth Challenge Pru
Other · ages 11–16 · 72 pupils · 69% full
Excellent
0.9 miles · July 2024
Bolton School Girls' Division
Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · Girls · 1,057 pupils · 82% full
Not rated
0.9 miles

And 3 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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