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Schools in BL5 3

The schools families in BL5 3 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
26,016 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL5 3

7 schools in BL5 3: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 0 other. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 99% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
7
in BL5 3
Good or better
86%
Of 7 with an Ofsted grade
How full
99%
Nearly full: 2,689 pupils for 2,726 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL5 3
14%
71%
14%
  • Excellent14.3%
  • Good71.4%
  • Needs improvement14.3%
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
    2.3 miles · March 2019
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 417 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.1 miles · April 2024
  • Chorley New Road Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · March 2023
  • The Gates Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 290 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · September 2023
  • St Thomas CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 239 pupils · 114% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · May 2026
  • St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · February 2020
  • Woodland Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 5–11 · 170 pupils · 81% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2020
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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