Schools near BL5 1AB
Primary and secondary schools serving BL5 1AB, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Over Hulton
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
Schools near BL5 1AB
7 schools within 1 mile of BL5 1AB: 5 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other. 71% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 98% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent42.9%
- Good28.6%
- Needs improvement28.6%
The nearest schools
- Heathfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 270 pupils · 98% fullExcellent0.4 miles · April 2026
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over HultonPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 206 pupils · 94% fullNeeds improvement0.4 miles · February 2026
- St Bede AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 610 pupils · 97% fullGood0.9 miles · October 2023
- Thomasson Memorial SchoolOther · ages 2–16 · 80 pupilsGood1 mile · March 2024
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeanePrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 448 pupils · 90% fullExcellent1 mile · February 2024
- Essa AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,055 pupils · 107% fullExcellent1 mile · January 2026
- Essa Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 387 pupils · 92% fullNeeds improvement1 mile · June 2017
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.