Postcode sector · Bolton

Schools in BL2 4

The schools families in BL2 4 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council: Bolton
Region: North West
Population: 13,164 (2024)

BL2 4Postcode sector · Bolton

Schools

Schools in BL2 4

6 schools in BL2 4: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 95% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools

in BL2 4

Good or better

83%

Of 6 with an Ofsted grade

How full

95%

Nearly full: 2,188 pupils for 2,292 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL2 4

83%

17%

Good83.3%
Needs improvement16.7%

The list

The biggest schools here

Bolton St Catherine's Academy
All-through · ages 2–16 · Faith school · 1,003 pupils · 89% full
Needs improvement
0.8 miles · May 2016
Hardy Mill Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 89% full
Good
0.3 miles · February 2015
Firwood High School
Other · ages 11–19 · 261 pupils · 174% full
Good
0.7 miles · March 2023
Harwood Meadows Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 224 pupils · 95% full
Good
0.6 miles · April 2026
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% full
Good
155 yards · January 2020
St Maxentius CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 185 pupils · 88% full
Good
0.5 miles · January 2023

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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