Postcode sector · Bolton

Schools in BL6 7

The schools families in BL6 7 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council: Bolton
Region: North West
Population: 15,367 (2024)

BL6 7Postcode sector · Bolton

Schools

Schools in BL6 7

6 schools in BL6 7: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 87% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools

in BL6 7

Good or better

100%

Of 5 with an Ofsted grade

How full

87%

Well used: 2,566 pupils for 2,965 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL6 7

83%

17%

Good83.3%
Not rated16.7%

The list

The biggest schools here

Rivington and Blackrod High School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,626 pupils · 86% full
Good
0.5 miles · June 2023
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 71% full
Good
0.5 miles · March 2026
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 100% full
Good
0.6 miles · March 2022
Beacon Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · 209 pupils · 95% full
Good
120 yards · March 2023
Rivington Foundation Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 109 pupils · 104% full
Good
1.7 miles · January 2020
Cumberland School
Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · 85 pupils · 89% full
Not rated
0.6 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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