Schools in BL6
Primary and secondary schools serving BL6, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 41,002 (2024)
BL6Postcode district · Bolton
Schools in BL6
14 schools in BL6: 10 primary, 2 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 92% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 93% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good71.4%
- Needs improvement7.1%
- Not rated7.1%
The largest schools here
- Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,626 pupils · 86% fullGood1.3 miles · June 2023
- St Joseph's RC High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,047 pupils · 100% fullNeeds improvement0.6 miles · March 2019
- Chorley New Road Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% fullGood0.2 miles · March 2023
- Blackrod Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 311 pupils · 99% fullExcellent1.4 miles · March 2024
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 71% fullGood0.5 miles · March 2026
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 260 pupils · 98% fullGood2.0 miles · January 2023
- St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 100% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2022
- Claypool Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 218 pupils · 96% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2026
- St Mary's RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 214 pupils · 98% fullGood0.2 miles · March 2020
- Lostock Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 213 pupils · 101% fullExcellent2.3 miles · May 2024
- Beacon Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 209 pupils · 95% fullGood0.8 miles · March 2023
- Rivington Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 109 pupils · 104% fullGood2.5 miles · January 2020
- Lever Park SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · 99 pupils · 114% fullGood0.3 miles · May 2024
- Cumberland SchoolOther · ages 7–18 · Independent · 85 pupils · 89% fullNot rated1.4 miles
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.