Secondary schools in Bolton
20 secondary schools in Bolton, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Bolton in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 20 schools in Bolton first 4,083 times for 4,134 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Bolton authority's 21 schools. 8 of the 20 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 12 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.66 miles (Eden Boys' School, Bolton) to 4.05 miles (Rivington and Blackrod High School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton
- Bolton Muslim Girls School
- Canon Slade School
- Essa Academy
- Kearsley Academy
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton
- Ladybridge High School
- Rivington and Blackrod High School
- St James's Church of England High School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Turton School
- University Collegiate School
- Harper Green School
- Little Lever School
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
- Smithills School
- Thornleigh Salesian College
- Westhoughton High School
- Sharples School
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Browse by authority: Bolton · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.