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Schools in BL3 3

Primary and secondary schools serving BL3 3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
25,056 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL3 3

13 schools in BL3 3: 9 primary, 3 secondary and 1 other. 85% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 12 that publish a capacity are 102% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
13
in BL3 3
Good or better
85%
Of 13 with an Ofsted grade
How full
102%
Over capacity: 6,405 pupils for 6,250 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 12 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL3 3
31%
54%
15%
  • Excellent30.8%
  • Good53.8%
  • Needs improvement15.4%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Essa Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,055 pupils · 107% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · January 2026
  • King's Leadership Academy Bolton
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 910 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · October 2023
  • Bolton Muslim Girls School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Girls · Faith school · 774 pupils · 103% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · June 2013
  • St Bede Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 610 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · October 2023
  • Lever Edge Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 1–11 · 562 pupils · 125% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · March 2023
  • Sunning Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 526 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · November 2013
  • Clarendon Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 454 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2016
  • The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 418 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · February 2020
  • Essa Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 387 pupils · 92% full
    Needs improvement
    0.2 miles · June 2017
  • Heathfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 270 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · April 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 Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 206 pupils · 94% full
    Needs improvement
    1.3 miles · February 2026
  • Thomasson Memorial School
    Other · ages 2–16 · 80 pupils
    Good
    0.2 miles · March 2024
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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