Which Catholic primary schools are included in Bolton?

This page uses the exact religious character value 'Catholic' from the live school data, so it focuses on schools explicitly recorded that way in the database.

Are Catholic admissions rules shown on this page for Bolton?

No. Admissions policies still need to be checked directly with each school because faith criteria, baptism evidence, parish rules, and oversubscription arrangements vary from school to school.

Why might some mixed-faith schools not appear on the Catholic page for Bolton?

We use exact faith labels in the current dataset. Schools recorded under combined labels rather than the exact Catholic label can still appear on the main hub without showing on this narrower category page.

Best Catholic Primary Schools in Bolton

Compare Catholic primary and all-through schools, including local rankings, maps and neighbourhood coverage. This page currently lists 15 schools in Bolton. Schools featured here include Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School and Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School.

Top schools in Bolton

Showing 1-15 of 15 schools

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
Westhoughton
St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School
Smithills
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
Farnworth
St Gregory's RC Primary School
Farnworth
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Little Lever
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
Ladybridge
St Columba's RC Primary School
Tonge Moor
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Halliwell
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Harwood
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School
Deane
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Halliwell
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
Smithills
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Heaton
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Bromley Cross
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Astley Bridge