North West
Schools in Bolton
138 schools, 56,332 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 40.9.
Ofsted across Bolton
Good52
Outstanding13
Requires improvement2
No overall grade71
67 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 71 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Bolton
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jamiah Al IslamiyyahOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Al-Huda Primary SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Beacon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Beaumont Primary SchoolCommunity school | BOLTON | No grade | — |
| Birtenshaw School BoltonNon-maintained special school | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Blackrod Primary SchoolCommunity school | BOLTON | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Blackshaw Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton CollegeFurther education | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton Islamic Girls SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 54.7 |
| Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2021 | — |
| Bolton School Boys' DivisionOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton School Girls' DivisionOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton School Infant & Nursery SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 34.3 |
| Bowness Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Brandwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Breightmet SchoolOther independent special school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Canon Slade SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 53.9 |
| Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Cherry Tree Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Chorley New Road Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Church Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Clarendon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Claypool Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Clevelands Prep SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Devonshire Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| Eagley Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Eagley Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Eatock Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| EdStart Schools BoltonOther independent special school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Eden Boys' School, BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | 53 |
| Egerton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Essa AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | No grade | 53 |
| Essa Primary AcademyFree schools | BOLTON | No grade | — |
| Gaskell Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Gilnow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| Green Fold SchoolCommunity special school | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care CentreLocal authority nursery school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Hardy Mill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Harper Green SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 42.8 |
| Harwood Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Haslam Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| High Lawn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Highfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Kearsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2022 | 51.8 |
| Kearsley West Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| King's Leadership Academy BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Good 2023 | 45.4 |
| Ladybridge Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Ladybridge High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | 41.7 |
| Lake House SchoolOther independent special school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Lever Edge Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Leverhulme Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Little Lever SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | 46.2 |
| Lord's SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Lostock Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad ZakariyaOther independent school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Markland Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Masefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| Moorgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Mytham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Oxford Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Pikes Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Prestolee Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Queensbridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Raise Education and Wellbeing SchoolOther independent special school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Red Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 49.2 |
| Rumworth SchoolCommunity special school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Sharples Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Sharples SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 55.6 |
| Smithills SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 36.5 |
| Spindle Point Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over HultonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Bede AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St Bernard's RC Primary School, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| St Columba's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St George's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| St James CofE Primary School, Daisy HillVoluntary controlled school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| St James CofE Primary School, FarnworthAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St James's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | 53.5 |
| St John Church of England Primary School, FarnworthAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| St Joseph's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | 44.8 |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeaneVoluntary controlled school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Horwich, Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, BoltonVoluntary controlled school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little LeverVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great LeverVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgeAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2020 | — |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | — |
| St Saviour CofE Primary School, RingleyVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever BridgeVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2021 | — |
| St Thomas C of E Primary School, HalliwellVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| St William of York Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Sunning Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | — |
| The Ferns Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | No grade | — |
| The Gates Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| The Oaks Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| The Olive School, BoltonFree schools | Bolton | No grade | — |
| The Olive Tree Primary School BoltonFree schools | Bolton | No grade | — |
| The Orchards Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| The Valley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Thomasson Memorial SchoolCommunity special school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| Thornleigh Salesian CollegeVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | 45.7 |
| Tonge Moor Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2023 | — |
| Turton SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | 43.7 |
| University Collegiate SchoolUniversity technical college | Bolton | No grade | 36.7 |
| Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Westhoughton High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | 44.4 |
| Woodland Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2020 | — |