Schools in BL2

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

The largest 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

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.