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Schools near BL1 8QQ

Primary and secondary schools serving BL1 8QQ, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Neighbourhood
Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,834 (2024)
Schools

Schools near BL1 8QQ

23 schools within 1 mile of BL1 8QQ: 14 primary, 5 secondary and 4 other, including 2 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 22 that publish a capacity are 99% full overall, and 9 have more pupils than places.

Schools
23
within 1 mile of BL1 8QQ
Good or better
95%
Of 20 with an Ofsted grade
How full
99%
Nearly full: 11,211 pupils for 11,340 places
Over capacity
9
More pupils than places, of 22 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL1 8QQ
35%
48%
13%
  • Excellent34.8%
  • Good47.8%
  • Needs improvement4.3%
  • Not rated13%
All schools

The nearest schools

  • St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 251 pupils · 120% full
    Excellent
    97 yards · June 2013
  • Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · January 2026
  • Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 122 pupils · 99% full
    Not rated
    0.4 miles
  • Thornleigh Salesian College
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,574 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · November 2019
  • Eden Boys' School, Bolton
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 621 pupils · 78% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · July 2023
  • The Valley Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 538 pupils · 128% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · October 2023
  • Sharples School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,214 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2013
  • Sharples Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 245 pupils · 117% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · May 2019
  • High Lawn Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 492 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2019
  • St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 366 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · March 2026
  • The Oaks Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 218 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · December 2023
  • The Olive School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 422 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · July 2019
  • St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 424 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · March 2023
  • Castle Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · 84% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · February 2023
  • Brownlow Fold Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · February 2026
  • St Columba's RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 235 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · April 2024
  • Al-Huda Primary School
    Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 181 pupils · 131% full
    Not rated
    0.9 miles
  • St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · September 2019
  • LifeBridge ASEND
    Other · ages 19–24
    Not rated
    0.9 miles
  • Smithills School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 96% full
    Needs improvement
    0.9 miles · March 2026

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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