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Schools in BL1 6

Primary and secondary schools serving BL1 6, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
23,732 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL1 6

8 schools in BL1 6: 5 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 88% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 7 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall.

Schools
8
in BL1 6
Good or better
88%
Of 8 with an Ofsted grade
How full
95%
Nearly full: 4,107 pupils for 4,307 places
Over capacity
0
More pupils than places, of 7 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL1 6
25%
62%
12%
  • Excellent25%
  • Good62.5%
  • Needs improvement12.5%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Thornleigh Salesian College
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,574 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · November 2019
  • Smithills School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% full
    Needs improvement
    0.3 miles · March 2026
  • Church Road Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · January 2020
  • St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 410 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · October 2023
  • St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 215 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · October 2022
  • Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · January 2026
  • Youth Challenge Pru
    Other · ages 11–16 · 72 pupils · 69% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · July 2024
  • Johnson Fold Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11
    Excellent
    0.9 miles · May 2023
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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