United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Bolton
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~288k · 128 state-funded schools
The signature
How Bolton ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,074/yr
Very low
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
House price
£205,000
Affordable
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Rent
£878/mo
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,400/yr
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Crime
98.4/1k
Highest
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Deprivation
30.7
Most deprived
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Schools
96.1%
Strong
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
128 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
122 of 127 (96.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
128 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 128 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canon Slade School | Secondary | 1,747 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Turton School | Secondary | 1,606 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thornleigh Salesian College | Secondary | 1,576 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westhoughton High School | Secondary | 1,338 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sharples School | Secondary | 1,218 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Smithills School | Secondary | 1,201 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harper Green School | Secondary | 1,126 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ladybridge High School | Secondary | 1,123 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Essa Academy | Secondary | 1,077 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Little Lever School | Secondary | 1,064 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James's Church of England High School | Secondary | 1,064 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's RC High School | Secondary | 1,051 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bolton St Catherine's Academy | Secondary | 1,020 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 105263 | Secondary | 901 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Leadership Academy Bolton | Secondary | 899 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kearsley Academy | Secondary | 780 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bolton Muslim Girls School | Secondary | 752 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede Academy | Primary | 660 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Eden Boys' School, Bolton | Secondary | 623 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton | Primary | 607 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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