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Schools in BL3 6

The schools families in BL3 6 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
16,720 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL3 6

11 schools in BL3 6: 6 primary, 2 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 9 that publish a capacity are 96% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Schools
11
in BL3 6
Good or better
100%
Of 8 with an Ofsted grade
How full
96%
Nearly full: 4,191 pupils for 4,346 places
Over capacity
3
More pupils than places, of 9 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BL3 6
27%
45%
27%
  • Excellent27.3%
  • Good45.5%
  • Not rated27.3%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Bolton Muslim Girls School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Girls · Faith school · 774 pupils · 103% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · June 2013
  • University Collegiate School
    Secondary · ages 11–19 · 683 pupils · 81% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · March 2019
  • Sunning Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 526 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · November 2013
  • Pikes Lane Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 512 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · September 2023
  • Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 484 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · September 2022
  • Clarendon Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 454 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · March 2016
  • The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 418 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · February 2020
  • St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 225 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · February 2020
  • Bolton Islamic Girls School
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · Girls · 115 pupils · 77% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Bolton College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.4 miles
  • Bolton Sixth Form College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19
    Not rated
    0.5 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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