Schools in BL1 7

Schools in BL1 7

9 schools in BL1 7: 5 primary, 3 secondary and 1 other. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 100% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Thornleigh Salesian College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,574 pupils · 95% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · November 2019
• Sharples School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,214 pupils · 112% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · September 2013
• Smithills School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% full
  Needs improvement

  0.8 miles · March 2026
• High Lawn Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 492 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · September 2019
• Sharples Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 245 pupils · 117% full
  Good

  0.8 miles · May 2019
• The Oaks Primary School

  Primary · ages 5–11 · 218 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · December 2023
• St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 215 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · October 2022
• Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School

  Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · January 2026
• Youth Challenge Pru

  Other · ages 11–16 · 72 pupils · 69% full
  Excellent

  0.8 miles · July 2024

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.