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Schools in BL3 2

Primary and secondary schools serving BL3 2, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
23,489 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL3 2

13 schools in BL3 2: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 6 other, including 3 independent. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 9 that publish a capacity are 104% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
13
in BL3 2
Good or better
86%
Of 7 with an Ofsted grade
How full
104%
Over capacity: 3,319 pupils for 3,181 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 9 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL3 2
46%
46%
  • Good46.2%
  • Needs improvement7.7%
  • Not rated46.2%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 895 pupils · 99% full
    Needs improvement
    0.5 miles · October 2023
  • Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 572 pupils · 136% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · March 2024
  • St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 487 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · July 2024
  • Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 484 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2022
  • All Saints CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 285 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · March 2026
  • St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 233 pupils · 111% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · March 2023
  • St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 225 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · February 2020
  • Bolton Islamic Girls School
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · Girls · 115 pupils · 77% full
    Not rated
    0.3 miles
  • Lord's School
    Other · ages 11–18 · Independent · 23 pupils · 46% full
    Not rated
    0.3 miles
  • Birtenshaw College
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    0.3 miles
  • Lake House School
    Other · ages 5–16 · Independent
    Not rated
    0.7 miles
  • Bolton College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    1.2 miles
  • Bolton Sixth Form College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19
    Not rated
    1.1 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

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.

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