Schools in BL2 5

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.

Inspection ratings

The largest 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

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.