- Ofsted:Good or better
- Muslim
- Girls
Results well above the Bolton average, low absence.
228 first choices, 177 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.5
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 774
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Bolton average, low absence.
192 first choices, 116 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1657.0
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 621
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Bolton average, low absence.
294 first choices, 293 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.0
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,724
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Bolton average, low absence.
344 first choices, 235 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.5
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,214
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results above the Bolton average.
222 first choices, 200 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.9
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.6%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 1,055
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Bolton average, low absence.
315 first choices, 197 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.1
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,053
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
Results above the Bolton average, high absence.
146 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.1
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 768
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Bolton average.
280 first choices, 278 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.4
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.5%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 1,626
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results close to the Bolton average, high absence.
216 first choices, 231 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.8
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,085
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
Results below the Bolton average, low absence.
218 first choices, 205 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.4
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,047
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Bolton average.
129 first choices, 176 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.0
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.5%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 910
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Bolton average, high absence.
252 first choices, 259 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.0
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,596
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Bolton average.
211 first choices, 230 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.8
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.9%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 1,136
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Bolton average.
241 first choices, 260 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.0
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.5%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 1,574
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Bolton average.
104 first choices, 198 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.6
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.6%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 1,070
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Bolton average.
91 first choices, 117 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.4
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.0%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 683
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Urgent improvement in 1 area
Results below the Bolton average, high absence.
221 first choices, 258 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.2
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,342
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
Bolton, BL4 0HT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
Results below the Bolton average, high absence.
143 first choices, 174 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.5
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 895
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 4 areas
Results below the Bolton average, high absence.
127 first choices, 226 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.4
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,203
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the England average.
109 first choices, 134 offers made
Met the standard at 1134%
England 62%
- Days missed
- 9.0%Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 10.0%
- Pupils
- 361
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.1
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 72
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
Birtenshaw School Bolton
Bolton, BL7 9AB · Special · All-through · Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
1 first choice, 1 offer made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 11.6%
- Pupils
- 137
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Bolton Islamic Girls School
Bolton, BL3 2AW · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Muslim
- Girls
- Grammar
Independent school. Results close to the Bolton average.
Attainment 8 at 1647.0
Bolton 45.3England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Bolton 8.4%
- Pupils
- 115
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools37including 9 special
- Attainment 8 at 1645.3England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding89%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools12 of 373 Catholic, 4 Church of England
- With a nursery class3take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals32.3%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Bolton's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Bolton
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 28 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 9
- Good: 7 of 9
- Requires improvement: 1 of 9
- Inadequate: 0 of 9
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Bolton
Some are faith schools.
12 of the 37 secondary schools in Bolton have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Bolton, explained
There are 37 secondary schools in Bolton, teaching 26,049 children. 5 are run by the council and 19 are academies or free schools. Among them are 9 special and 10 independent schools.
89% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Bolton scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
32.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,741 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Bolton?
There are 37 secondary schools in Bolton, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Bolton?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Bolton on Eduscope are Bolton Muslim Girls School, Eden Boys' School, Bolton and Canon Slade School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Bolton?
Bolton has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 7 are rated Good, meaning 89% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Bolton ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Bolton secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Bolton is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Bolton?
When choosing a secondary school in Bolton, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 37 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.