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Schools in BL6 5

Primary and secondary schools serving BL6 5, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
20,155 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BL6 5

9 schools in BL6 5: 7 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 96% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
9
in BL6 5
Good or better
89%
Of 9 with an Ofsted grade
How full
96%
Nearly full: 2,993 pupils for 3,127 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL6 5
78%
  • Excellent11.1%
  • Good77.8%
  • Needs improvement11.1%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • St Joseph's RC High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,047 pupils · 100% full
    Needs improvement
    1.7 miles · March 2019
  • Chorley New Road Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · March 2023
  • Blackrod Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 311 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · March 2024
  • Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 71% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · March 2026
  • Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 260 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2023
  • St Catherine's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · March 2022
  • St Mary's RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 214 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    1.4 miles · March 2020
  • Beacon Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 209 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1 mile · March 2023
  • Lever Park School
    Other · ages 11–16 · 99 pupils · 114% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · May 2024
How we rate schools

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.

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