Schools near BL6 5GL
Primary and secondary schools serving BL6 5GL, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Horwich South & Middlebrook
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
Schools near BL6 5GL
8 schools within 1 mile of BL6 5GL: 5 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 88% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 91% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good87.5%
- Needs improvement12.5%
The nearest schools
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 71% fullGood155 yards · March 2026
- Lever Park SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · 99 pupils · 114% fullGood0.2 miles · May 2024
- Beacon Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 209 pupils · 95% fullGood0.4 miles · March 2023
- St Mary's RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 214 pupils · 98% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2020
- Chorley New Road Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2023
- St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 100% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2022
- Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,626 pupils · 86% fullGood0.9 miles · June 2023
- St Joseph's RC High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,047 pupils · 100% fullNeeds improvement1 mile · March 2019
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.