PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Bolton

Schools in BL5 2

The schools families in BL5 2 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
24,672 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL5 2

12 schools in BL5 2: 10 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 91% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 96% full overall.

Schools
12
in BL5 2
Good or better
91%
Of 11 with an Ofsted grade
How full
96%
Nearly full: 4,084 pupils for 4,260 places
Over capacity
0
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL5 2
25%
58%
  • Excellent25%
  • Good58.3%
  • Needs improvement8.3%
  • Not rated8.3%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • St Joseph's RC High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,047 pupils · 100% full
    Needs improvement
    3.2 miles · March 2019
  • St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 445 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · May 2024
  • The Olive School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 422 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    4.8 miles · July 2019
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 417 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.9 miles · April 2024
  • Chorley New Road Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    3.4 miles · March 2023
  • The Gates Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 290 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · September 2023
  • St George's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 247 pupils · 82% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · March 2026
  • Eatock Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 238 pupils · 96% full
    Excellent
    131 yards · February 2024
  • Brownlow Fold Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    4.8 miles · February 2026
  • St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · February 2020
  • Woodland Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 170 pupils · 81% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · January 2020
  • Raise Education and Wellbeing School
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · 50 pupils · 83% full
    Not rated
    3.7 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 250 postcodes