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Schools in BL2 4

Primary and secondary schools serving BL2 4, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
13,164 (2024)
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
6
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
1
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL2 4
83%
17%
  • Good83.3%
  • Needs improvement16.7%
All schools

The largest 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 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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