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2026 Best Secondary Schools in Bolton Council Area

Schools across the Bolton council area. Explore 25 secondary schools in Bolton Council Area. The current top-ranked secondary schools are Bolton School Girls' Division, Bolton School Boys' Division, and Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya. Compare local rankings, GCSE results, FMS Inspection Score, and neighbourhood options in one place.

Key Performance Metrics for Bolton Council Area
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
Bolton Council Area
53%vsEngland
56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
Bolton Council Area
44.9vsEngland
39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
Bolton Council Area
32%vsEngland
41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
Bolton Council Area
4.0vsEngland
4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
Bolton Council Area
7.0/10vsEngland
7.4/10

Top schools in Bolton Council Area

Showing 1-20 of 25 schools

  1. Bolton School Girls' Division

    Heaton

  2. Bolton School Boys' Division

    Heaton

  3. Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya

    Town Centre

  5. Eden Boys' School, Bolton

    Great Lever

  6. Essa Academy

    Lever Edge

  7. St James's Church of England High School

    Farnworth

  8. Sharples School

    Sharples

  9. Bolton Muslim Girls School

    Deane

  10. Canon Slade School

    Bradshaw

  11. Kearsley Academy

    Kearsley

  12. Little Lever School

    Little Lever

  13. Bolton Islamic Girls School

    Westhoughton

  14. Turton School

    Bromley Cross

  15. Ladybridge High School

    Ladybridge

  16. Harper Green School

    Farnworth

  17. St Joseph's RC High School

    Horwich

  18. King's Leadership Academy Bolton

    Smithills

  19. Bolton St Catherine's Academy

    Smithills

  20. Thornleigh Salesian College

    Astley Bridge

  21. Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

    Farnworth

All 25 secondary schools in Bolton Council Area
  1. #1Bolton School Girls' Division
  2. #2Bolton School Boys' Division
  3. #3Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
  4. #4Eden Boys' School, Bolton
  5. #5Essa Academy
  6. #6St James's Church of England High School
  7. #7Sharples School
  8. #8Bolton Muslim Girls School
  9. #9Canon Slade School
  10. #10Kearsley Academy
  11. #11Little Lever School
  12. #12Bolton Islamic Girls School
  13. #13Turton School
  14. #14Ladybridge High School
  15. #15Harper Green School
  16. #16St Joseph's RC High School
  17. #17King's Leadership Academy Bolton
  18. #18Bolton St Catherine's Academy
  19. #19Thornleigh Salesian College
  20. #20Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
  21. #21Westhoughton High School
  22. #22Smithills School
  23. Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
  24. Lord's School
  25. University Collegiate School