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 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.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent7.4%
- Good70.4%
- Needs improvement7.4%
- Not rated14.8%
The biggest schools here
- Canon Slade SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,724 pupils · 96% fullExcellent1.1 miles · December 2012
- Turton SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,596 pupils · 100% fullGood1.9 miles · March 2024
- Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAll-through · ages 2–16 · Faith school · 1,003 pupils · 89% fullNeeds improvement0.4 miles · May 2016
- Red Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 475 pupils · 113% fullGood0.4 miles · July 2019
- Tonge Moor Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 472 pupils · 112% fullGood0.7 miles · January 2023
- Leverhulme Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 438 pupils · 84% fullNeeds improvement0.7 miles · March 2026
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 355 pupils · 80% fullGood1 mile · January 2023
- Moorgate Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 325 pupils · 93% fullExcellent0.6 miles · April 2023
- Hardy Mill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 89% fullGood1 mile · February 2015
- Firwood High SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · 261 pupils · 174% fullGood0.5 miles · March 2023
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 252 pupils · 120% fullGood1.2 miles · December 2021
- St Columba's RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 235 pupils · 112% fullGood1.1 miles · April 2024
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 225 pupils · 107% fullGood2.0 miles · February 2020
- Harwood Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 224 pupils · 95% fullGood0.7 miles · April 2026
- Eagley Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 224 pupils · 93% fullGood2.1 miles · February 2020
- Castle Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · 84% fullGood0.9 miles · February 2023
- Blackshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 218 pupils · 104% fullGood1.2 miles · September 2019
- St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, BoltonPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 199 pupils · 95% fullGood1.1 miles · January 2020
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever BridgePrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 193 pupils · 92% fullGood1.2 miles · January 2023
- St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 185 pupils · 88% fullGood1.3 miles · January 2023
- Birtenshaw School BoltonOther · ages 3–19 · 137 pupils · 98% fullGood1.7 miles · November 2022
- EdStart Schools BoltonOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 62 pupils · 75% fullNot rated1.6 miles
- Forwards CentreOther · ages 5–11 · 48 pupils · 75% fullGood0.4 miles · March 2015
- Breightmet SchoolOther · ages 5–18 · Independent · 18 pupils · 22% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- Bolton CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated2.1 miles
- Bolton Sixth Form CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19Not rated1.9 miles
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith schoolGood1.4 miles · January 2022
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.