Schools and education

BL1 5HF: 99 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 99
Nearby establishment records: 158
Primary nearby: 60
Secondary nearby: 14

All establishment records

1-20 of 158 · Within 3.1 miles

St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 5LH, 208 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
Devonshire Road Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 4ND, 220 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Bolton School Girls' Division
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 7-18

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 30 September 1980

Location

BL1 4PB, 605 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.2
Bolton School Infant & Nursery School
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 0-7

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 23 December 2022

Location

BL1 4PA, 607 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Bolton School Boys' Division
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 7-18

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 30 September 1980

Location

BL1 4PA, 846 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 34.3
Church Road Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 5RU, 986 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
Markland Hill Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 5EJ, 1.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 77% expected standard
Clevelands Prep School
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 4 June 1962

Location

BL1 5DH, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Oxford Grove Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3EJ, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
Gilnow Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 4LG, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3EJ, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
Al-Huda Primary School
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 19 November 2012

Location

BL1 3EH, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Brownlow Fold Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3DX, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
Haslam Park Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL3 5QL, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 74% expected standard
Pikes Lane Nursery School

Local authority nursery school
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Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 3-5

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 1988

Location

BL3 5EE, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Pikes Lane Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL3 5HU, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 54% expected standard
The Personal Learning Centre

Academy alternative provision converter
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 13-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 1 April 2016 · Closed 31 August 2021

Location

BL1 4AL, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Gaskell Community Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 2QG, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
Johnson Fold Community Primary School

Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 January 2026

Location

BL1 5UG, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Academy converter
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 February 2026

Location

BL1 5UG, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

Not published

School establishment records near BL1 5HF
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL1 5LH208 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
Devonshire Road Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL1 4ND220 m away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Bolton School Girls' Division Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 7-18	Open	Opened 30 September 1980	BL1 4PB605 m away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.2
Bolton School Infant & Nursery School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 0-7	Open	Opened 23 December 2022	BL1 4PA607 m away	Not published	Not published
Bolton School Boys' Division Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 7-18	Open	Opened 30 September 1980	BL1 4PA846 m away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 34.3
Church Road Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 5RU986 m away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
Markland Hill Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL1 5EJ1.0 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 77% expected standard
Clevelands Prep School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Open	Opened 4 June 1962	BL1 5DH1.1 km away	Not published	Not published
Oxford Grove Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3EJ1.2 km away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
Gilnow Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 4LG1.2 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3EJ1.3 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
Al-Huda Primary School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Open	Opened 19 November 2012	BL1 3EH1.3 km away	Not published	Not published
Brownlow Fold Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3DX1.5 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
Haslam Park Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL3 5QL1.5 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 74% expected standard
Pikes Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 3-5	Closed	Closed 31 August 1988	BL3 5EE1.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Pikes Lane Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Open	-	BL3 5HU1.5 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 54% expected standard
The Personal Learning CentreAcademy alternative provision converterView published school data	Not applicableAges 13-16	Closed	Opened 1 April 2016 · Closed 31 August 2021	BL1 4AL1.5 km away	Not published	Not published
Gaskell Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 2QG1.6 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Closed	Closed 31 January 2026	BL1 5UG1.6 km away	Not published	KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
Johnson Fold Community Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Open	Opened 1 February 2026	BL1 5UG1.6 km away	Not judged	Not published

Evidence in context

Schools

99 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is the nearest published school at 208 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.