Schools and education

BL3 5LY: 114 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 114
Nearby establishment records: 193
Primary nearby: 72
Secondary nearby: 14

All establishment records

61-80 of 193 · Within 3.1 miles

Ladybridge Community Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL3 4NB, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Lord's School
Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-18

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 23 October 1957

Location

BL3 2EF, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 5.3
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 5LH, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
Birtenshaw College
Special post 16 institution
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 16-25

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 2 September 2014

Location

BL3 2RR, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
LifeBridge ASEND
Special post 16 institution
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 19-24

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2016

Location

BL1 2XN, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Susan Isaacs Nursery School

Local authority nursery school
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Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 2-4

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2016

Location

BL1 2XN, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL3 4RX, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
Beaumont Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 1900

Location

BL3 4RX, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 84% expected standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Voluntary controlled school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 2JL, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 47% 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, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 80% 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, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 2025

Location

BL2 1JN, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 December 2024

Location

BL2 1JN, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard
Clevelands Prep School
Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 4 June 1962

Location

BL1 5DH, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Mount St Joseph

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 30 November 2024

Location

BL4 0HT, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.0
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 December 2024

Location

BL4 0HT, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement

DfE performance

Not published
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, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BL1 3EJ, 2.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
The Olive School, Bolton
Free schools
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 5 September 2016

Location

BL1 8HT, 2.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 95% 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, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard

School establishment records near BL3 5LY
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Ladybridge Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Open	-	BL3 4NB1.9 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 69% expected standard
Lord's School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-18	Open	Opened 23 October 1957	BL3 2EF2.0 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 5.3
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL1 5LH2.0 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
Birtenshaw College Special post 16 institutionView published school data	Not applicableAges 16-25	Open	Opened 2 September 2014	BL3 2RR2.0 km away	Not published	Not published
LifeBridge ASEND Special post 16 institutionView published school data	Not applicableAges 19-24	Open	Opened 1 September 2016	BL1 2XN2.1 km away	Not published	Not published
Susan Isaacs Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 2-4	Closed	Closed 31 August 2016	BL1 2XN2.1 km away	Not published	Not published
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BL3 4RX2.1 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
Beaumont Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 January 1900	BL3 4RX2.2 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 84% expected standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 2JL2.2 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 47% expected standard
Oxford Grove Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3EJ2.2 km away	Outstanding	KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
Brownlow Fold Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3DX2.3 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	Opened 1 January 2025	BL2 1JN2.3 km away	School remains Good	Not published
Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 31 December 2024	BL2 1JN2.3 km away	Not published	KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard
Clevelands Prep School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Open	Opened 4 June 1962	BL1 5DH2.3 km away	Not published	Not published
Mount St JosephVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 30 November 2024	BL4 0HT2.3 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.0
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy Academy converterView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 December 2024	BL4 0HT2.3 km away	Requires improvement	Not published
Al-Huda Primary School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Open	Opened 19 November 2012	BL1 3EH2.3 km away	Not published	Not published
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3EJ2.4 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
The Olive School, Bolton Free schoolsView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 5 September 2016	BL1 8HT2.4 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 95% expected standard
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BL1 3JB2.6 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

114 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 14 secondary schools. Sunning Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 419 m.

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