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Schools in BL2 5

The schools families in BL2 5 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
15,521 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL2 5

7 schools in BL2 5: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 67% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
7
in BL2 5
Good or better
67%
Of 6 with an Ofsted grade
How full
95%
Nearly full: 2,243 pupils for 2,366 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places, of 6 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL2 5
57%
29%
14%
  • Good57.1%
  • Needs improvement28.6%
  • Not rated14.3%
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
    0.5 miles · May 2016
  • Red Lane Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 475 pupils · 113% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · July 2019
  • Leverhulme Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 438 pupils · 84% full
    Needs improvement
    0.7 miles · March 2026
  • Firwood High School
    Other · ages 11–19 · 261 pupils · 174% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · March 2023
  • Forwards Centre
    Other · ages 5–11 · 48 pupils · 75% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2015
  • Breightmet School
    Other · ages 5–18 · Independent · 18 pupils · 22% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2022
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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