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Schools in BL1 8

The schools families in BL1 8 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
27,513 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL1 8

12 schools in BL1 8: 8 primary, 2 secondary and 2 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 103% full overall, and 7 have more pupils than places.

Schools
12
in BL1 8
Good or better
100%
Of 10 with an Ofsted grade
How full
103%
Over capacity: 4,729 pupils for 4,588 places
Over capacity
7
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL1 8
33%
50%
17%
  • Excellent33.3%
  • Good50%
  • Not rated16.7%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Sharples School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,214 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · September 2013
  • Eden Boys' School, Bolton
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 621 pupils · 78% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · July 2023
  • The Valley Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 538 pupils · 128% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · October 2023
  • Tonge Moor Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 472 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    1 mile · January 2023
  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 424 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2023
  • Moorgate Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 325 pupils · 93% full
    Excellent
    1.2 miles · April 2023
  • St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 251 pupils · 120% full
    Excellent
    0.1 miles · June 2013
  • Sharples Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 245 pupils · 117% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · May 2019
  • St Columba's RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 235 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · April 2024
  • Castle Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · 84% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · February 2023
  • Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 122 pupils · 99% full
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
  • EdStart Schools Bolton
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · 62 pupils · 75% full
    Not rated
    1.7 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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