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Schools in BL5

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

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
43,939 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL5

15 schools in BL5: 13 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 97% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
15
in BL5
Good or better
86%
Of 14 with an Ofsted grade
How full
97%
Nearly full: 4,799 pupils for 4,964 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL5
27%
53%
13%
  • Excellent26.7%
  • Good53.3%
  • Needs improvement13.3%
  • Not rated6.7%
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
    2.7 miles · March 2019
  • St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 445 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    1 mile · May 2024
  • The Olive School, Bolton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 422 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    4.2 miles · July 2019
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 417 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · April 2024
  • Chorley New Road Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    3.0 miles · March 2023
  • The Gates Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 290 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · September 2023
  • Heathfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 270 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    2.2 miles · April 2026
  • St George's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 247 pupils · 82% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · March 2026
  • St Thomas CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 239 pupils · 114% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · May 2026
  • Eatock Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 238 pupils · 96% full
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · February 2024
  • Brownlow Fold Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    4.1 miles · February 2026
  • St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · February 2020
  • St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 206 pupils · 94% full
    Needs improvement
    1.9 miles · February 2026
  • 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
    3.1 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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