North West
Secondary 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.
Secondary schools in Bolton
Sorted by Attainment 8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharples SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 55.6 |
| Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 54.7 |
| Canon Slade SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 53.9 |
| St James's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | 53.5 |
| Essa AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | No grade | 53 |
| Eden Boys' School, BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Outstanding 2023 | 53 |
| Kearsley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bolton | Good 2022 | 51.8 |
| Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 49.2 |
| Little Lever SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2022 | 46.2 |
| Thornleigh Salesian CollegeVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | 45.7 |
| King's Leadership Academy BoltonFree schools | Bolton | Good 2023 | 45.4 |
| St Joseph's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bolton | No grade | 44.8 |
| Westhoughton High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | No grade | 44.4 |
| Turton SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | 43.7 |
| Harper Green SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Good 2023 | 42.8 |
| Ladybridge High SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2022 | 41.7 |
| University Collegiate SchoolUniversity technical college | Bolton | No grade | 36.7 |
| Smithills SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 36.5 |
| Bolton St Catherine's AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | 34.3 |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Bolton | Requires improvement 2023 | — |