Bolton schools and admissions data

Bolton Borough Council has 111 primary schools and 39 secondary schools. 7% of Bolton's schools are private schools. 52 state schools in Bolton follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 80 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Bolton

  1. Outstanding 30
  2. Good 78
  3. Requires Improvement 13
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Bolton in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Bowness Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Little Lever, Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    The Olive School, Bolton

    Free schools • Waterloo Street, Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Horwich, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton

    Free schools • Daubhill, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Forwards Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter • Stephens Street, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Church Road Primary School

    Community school • Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Washacre Primary School

    Community school • Westhoughton, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton

    Voluntary aided school • Harwood, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Essa Primary School

    Free schools • BOLTON

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Castle Hill Primary School

    Community school • Tonge Moor, Bolton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton

    Voluntary aided school • Halliwell, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Red Lane Primary School

    Academy converter • Breightmet, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Sharples Primary School

    Community school • Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

    Academy converter • Farnworth, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge

    Voluntary aided school • Bolton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Youth Challenge Pru

    Academy alternative provision converter • Bolton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

    Voluntary controlled school • Daisy Hill, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    St Ethelbert's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Deane, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    The Gates Primary School

    Community school • Westhoughton, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Queensbridge Primary School

    Community school • Farnworth, Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Lever Park School

    Academy special sponsor led • Horwich, Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Birtenshaw

    Special post 16 institution • Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Lifebridge ASEND

    Special post 16 institution • Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Woodbridge College

    Special post 16 institution • Kearsley, Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    King's Leadership Academy Bolton

    Free schools • Great Lever, Bolton

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Harper Green School

    Academy converter • Farnworth, Bolton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Rivington and Blackrod High School

    Academy converter • Horwich, Bolton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    St Joseph's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school • Horwich, Bolton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    University Collegiate School

    University technical college • Bolton

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Kearsley Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Kearsley, Bolton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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