Schools and education

BL1 6DD: 97 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 97
Nearby establishment records: 159
Primary nearby: 59
Secondary nearby: 13

All establishment records

1-20 of 159 · Within 3.1 miles

Church Road Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 5RU, 458 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
Oxford Grove Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3EJ, 513 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 80% 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, 554 m 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, 660 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
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, 706 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
Devonshire Road Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 4ND, 871 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Brownlow Fold Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3DX, 889 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3JB, 937 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Smithills School

Community school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 December 2013

Location

BL1 6JS, 1.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Smithills School
Academy converter
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 2014

Location

BL1 6JS, 1.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 36.5
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, 1.1 km 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, 1.1 km 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, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 34.3
North Bolton Sixth Form College

Further education
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Phase and ages

16 plus, ages 16-99

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 July 1998

Location

BL1 6JT, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Youth Challenge Pru

Pupil referral unit
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 14-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 26 September 2000 · Closed 31 March 2016

Location

BL1 6JT, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Youth Challenge Pru
Academy alternative provision converter
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 April 2016

Location

BL1 6JT, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding

DfE performance

Not published
Johnson Fold Community Primary School

Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 January 2026

Location

BL1 5UG, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 February 2026

Location

BL1 5UG, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

Not published
Gaskell Community Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 2QG, 1.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 May 2018

Location

BL1 6LA, 1.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 59% expected standard

School establishment records near BL1 6DD
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Church Road Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 5RU458 m away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
Oxford Grove Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3EJ513 m away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3EJ554 m 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 3EH660 m away	Not published	Not published
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL1 5LH706 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 4ND871 m away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Brownlow Fold Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3DX889 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3JB937 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Smithills SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 December 2013	BL1 6JS1.0 km away	Not published	Not published
Smithills School Academy converterView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 January 2014	BL1 6JS1.0 km away	Requires improvement	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 36.5
Bolton School Girls' Division Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 7-18	Open	Opened 30 September 1980	BL1 4PB1.1 km 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 4PA1.1 km 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 4PA1.1 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 34.3
North Bolton Sixth Form CollegeFurther educationView published school data	16 plusAges 16-99	Closed	Closed 31 July 1998	BL1 6JT1.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Youth Challenge PruPupil referral unitView published school data	Not applicableAges 14-16	Closed	Opened 26 September 2000 · Closed 31 March 2016	BL1 6JT1.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Youth Challenge Pru Academy alternative provision converterView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 April 2016	BL1 6JT1.2 km away	School remains Outstanding	Not published
Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Closed	Closed 31 January 2026	BL1 5UG1.3 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 5UG1.3 km away	Not judged	Not published
Gaskell Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 2QG1.3 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 79% expected standard
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 May 2018	BL1 6LA1.4 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 59% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

97 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 13 secondary schools. Church Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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