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Schools in BL2

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

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
61,577 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL2

27 schools in BL2: 17 primary, 3 secondary and 7 other, including 2 independent. 91% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 24 that publish a capacity are 96% full overall, and 7 have more pupils than places.

Schools
27
in BL2
Good or better
91%
Of 23 with an Ofsted grade
How full
96%
Nearly full: 9,405 pupils for 9,769 places
Over capacity
7
More pupils than places, of 24 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL2
70%
15%
  • Excellent7.4%
  • Good70.4%
  • Needs improvement7.4%
  • Not rated14.8%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Canon Slade School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,724 pupils · 96% full
    Excellent
    1.1 miles · December 2012
  • Turton School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,596 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · March 2024
  • Bolton St Catherine's Academy
    All-through · ages 2–16 · Faith school · 1,003 pupils · 89% full
    Needs improvement
    0.4 miles · May 2016
  • Red Lane Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 475 pupils · 113% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · July 2019
  • Tonge Moor Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 472 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · January 2023
  • Leverhulme Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 438 pupils · 84% full
    Needs improvement
    0.7 miles · March 2026
  • SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 355 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    1 mile · January 2023
  • Moorgate Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 325 pupils · 93% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · April 2023
  • Hardy Mill Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    1 mile · February 2015
  • Firwood High School
    Other · ages 11–19 · 261 pupils · 174% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · March 2023
  • Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 252 pupils · 120% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · December 2021
  • St Columba's RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 235 pupils · 112% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · April 2024
  • St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 225 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    2.0 miles · February 2020
  • Harwood Meadows Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 224 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · April 2026
  • Eagley Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 224 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    2.1 miles · February 2020
  • Castle Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · 84% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · February 2023
  • Blackshaw Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 218 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · September 2019
  • St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · January 2020
  • St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 193 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · January 2023
  • St Maxentius CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 185 pupils · 88% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · January 2023
  • Birtenshaw School Bolton
    Other · ages 3–19 · 137 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    1.7 miles · November 2022
  • EdStart Schools Bolton
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · 62 pupils · 75% full
    Not rated
    1.6 miles
  • Forwards Centre
    Other · ages 5–11 · 48 pupils · 75% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · March 2015
  • Breightmet School
    Other · ages 5–18 · Independent · 18 pupils · 22% full
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • Bolton College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    2.1 miles
  • Bolton Sixth Form College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19
    Not rated
    1.9 miles
  • Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school
    Good
    1.4 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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