North West
Secondary schools in Bolton
20 secondary schools in Bolton.
Ofsted among secondary schools in Bolton
Good7
Requires improvement1
Outstanding1
No overall grade11
9 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 11 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
- 9
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 11
- Average days since inspection
- 834
- Framework mix
- 9 historic, 11 current, 0 none
Secondary schools in Bolton
Sorted by Progress 8 lower confidence bound, so a noisy positive is not ranked as a win. A Progress 8 interval that spans zero is not treated as above average — +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise.
20 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 54.7 | 1.060.81 to 1.32 | |
| Sharples SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 55.6 | 0.860.67 to 1.04 | |
| Essa AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 53 | 0.730.52 to 0.94 | |
| Kearsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2022 | 51.8 | 0.550.30 to 0.80 | |
| Eden Boys' School, BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | 53 | 0.450.19 to 0.70 | |
| Canon Slade SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 53.9 | 0.290.13 to 0.45 | |
| Little Lever SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 46.2 | 0.13-0.06 to 0.32 · not a win | |
| Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 49.2 | 0.10-0.08 to 0.27 · not a win | |
| Turton SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | 43.7 | 0.08-0.09 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| King's Leadership Academy BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Good 2023 | 45.4 | 0.14-0.10 to 0.37 · not a win | |
| Smithills SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 36.5 | -0.04-0.25 to 0.18 · not a win | |
| Ladybridge High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | 41.7 | -0.05-0.26 to 0.15 · not a win | |
| St James's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | 53.5 | -0.07-0.27 to 0.12 · not a win | |
| Harper Green SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 42.8 | -0.11-0.32 to 0.09 · not a win | |
| St Joseph's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No overall grade | 44.8 | -0.14-0.34 to 0.06 · not a win | |
| Thornleigh Salesian CollegeVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No overall grade | 45.7 | -0.22-0.40 to -0.05 | |
| Westhoughton High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Report card 2026 | 44.4 | -0.64-0.81 to -0.47 | |
| Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | No overall grade | 34.3 | -0.71-0.97 to -0.45 | |
| University Collegiate SchoolUniversity technical college | Bolton | No overall grade | 36.7 | -0.98-1.61 to -0.34 | |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — |