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
Good51
Outstanding13
Requires improvement2
No overall grade72
66 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 72 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 66
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 56
- Average days since inspection
- 880
- Framework mix
- 66 historic, 56 current, 16 none
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.
138 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jamiah Al IslamiyyahOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Al-Huda Primary SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| All Saints CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Beacon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Beaumont Primary SchoolCommunity school | BOLTON | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton CollegeFurther education | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton Islamic Girls SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 54.7 | 1.060.81 to 1.32 | |
| Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2021 | — | — | |
| Bolton School Boys' DivisionOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton School Girls' DivisionOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton School Infant & Nursery SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 34.3 | -0.71-0.97 to -0.45 | |
| Bowness Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Brandwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Breightmet SchoolOther independent special school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Canon Slade SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 53.9 | 0.290.13 to 0.45 | |
| Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cherry Tree Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Chorley New Road Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Church Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clarendon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Claypool Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Clevelands Prep SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Devonshire Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Eagley Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Eagley Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Eatock Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| EdStart Schools BoltonOther independent special school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Eden Boys' School, BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | 53 | 0.450.19 to 0.70 | |
| Egerton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Essa AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 53 | 0.730.52 to 0.94 | |
| Essa Primary AcademyFree schools | BOLTON | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Gaskell Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Harper Green SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 42.8 | -0.11-0.32 to 0.09 · not a win | |
| Harwood Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Haslam Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Heathfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| High Lawn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Highfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kearsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2022 | 51.8 | 0.550.30 to 0.80 | |
| Kearsley West Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| King's Leadership Academy BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Good 2023 | 45.4 | 0.14-0.10 to 0.37 · not a win | |
| Ladybridge Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ladybridge High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | 41.7 | -0.05-0.26 to 0.15 · not a win | |
| Lake House SchoolOther independent special school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lever Edge Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Leverhulme Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Little Lever SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 46.2 | 0.13-0.06 to 0.32 · not a win | |
| Lord's SchoolOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lostock Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad ZakariyaOther independent school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Markland Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Oxford Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Pikes Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Red Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 49.2 | 0.10-0.08 to 0.27 · not a win | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Sharples SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 55.6 | 0.860.67 to 1.04 | |
| Smithills SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 36.5 | -0.04-0.25 to 0.18 · not a win | |
| Spindle Point Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over HultonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No overall 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 overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| St George's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| St James's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | 53.5 | -0.07-0.27 to 0.12 · not a win | |
| 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 overall grade | 44.8 | -0.14-0.34 to 0.06 · not a win | |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeaneVoluntary controlled school | Bolton | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Horwich, Bolton | No overall 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 overall 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 | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St William of York Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sunning Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Ferns Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Gates Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Oaks Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Olive School, BoltonFree schools | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Olive Tree Primary School BoltonFree schools | Bolton | No overall 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 overall grade | 45.7 | -0.22-0.40 to -0.05 | |
| Tonge Moor Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Turton SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | 43.7 | 0.08-0.09 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| University Collegiate SchoolUniversity technical college | Bolton | No overall grade | 36.7 | -0.98-1.61 to -0.34 | |
| Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Westhoughton High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 44.4 | -0.64-0.81 to -0.47 | |
| Woodland Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2020 | — | — |