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School Atlas lists 97 state primary schools, 19 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 6 special schools, 3 alternative provision schools and 2 post-16 schools and colleges in Bolton. It also lists 17 independent schools and 86 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 55 have a religious character: 31 Church of England, 19 Roman Catholic, 4 Muslim and 1 Church of England/Methodist.
Of the 117 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Bolton, 56 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 10 Outstanding and 46 Good.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 25 of these schools have had one.
Bolton doesn't publish catchment boundaries, so there’s no boundary map to check. Distance usually decides a place.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 44 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.