Schools near BL1 7PE
Primary and secondary schools serving BL1 7PE, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Smithills
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
Schools near BL1 7PE
8 schools within 2.0 miles of BL1 7PE: 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 96% full overall.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent37.5%
- Good50%
- Needs improvement12.5%
The nearest schools
- Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11Excellent1.1 miles · May 2023
- St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 215 pupils · 99% fullGood1.2 miles · October 2022
- Youth Challenge PruOther · ages 11–16 · 72 pupils · 69% fullExcellent1.4 miles · July 2024
- Smithills SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% fullNeeds improvement1.5 miles · March 2026
- Church Road Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 98% fullGood1.6 miles · January 2020
- Markland Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 315 pupils · 100% fullExcellent1.7 miles · October 2014
- Thornleigh Salesian CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,574 pupils · 95% fullGood1.8 miles · November 2019
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 410 pupils · 98% fullGood2.0 miles · October 2023
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.