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Schools in BL3 2

The schools families in BL3 2 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

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%
The list

The biggest 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 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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