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Schools in BL6

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

Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Population
41,002 (2024)
Schools

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.

Schools
14
in BL6
Good or better
92%
Of 13 with an Ofsted grade
How full
93%
Well used: 5,244 pupils for 5,653 places
Over capacity
3
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BL6
14%
71%
  • Excellent14.3%
  • Good71.4%
  • Needs improvement7.1%
  • Not rated7.1%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Rivington and Blackrod High School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,626 pupils · 86% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · June 2023
  • St Joseph's RC High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,047 pupils · 100% full
    Needs improvement
    0.6 miles · March 2019
  • Chorley New Road Primary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 316 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · March 2023
  • Blackrod Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 311 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    1.4 miles · March 2024
  • Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 71% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · March 2026
  • Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 260 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    2.0 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
  • Claypool Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 218 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · February 2026
  • St Mary's RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 214 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · March 2020
  • Lostock Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 213 pupils · 101% full
    Excellent
    2.3 miles · May 2024
  • Beacon Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 209 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · March 2023
  • Rivington Foundation Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 109 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · January 2020
  • Lever Park School
    Other · ages 11–16 · 99 pupils · 114% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · May 2024
  • Cumberland School
    Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · 85 pupils · 89% full
    Not rated
    1.4 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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