Local Authority Safeguarding Index

Bolton Safeguarding Pulse

2026 transparency snapshot for 147 schools, ranked nationally against 183 local authorities.

43/100 Average Transparency Score
147 Schools Monitored
#100 National Rank
-1 pts below the national average (44/100)

*Calculated from 2026 Ofsted & iXBRL signals across 147 schools in Bolton.

Top Performers

Highest Transparency Scores in Bolton

  1. 1
    Blackrod Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  2. 2
    Eatock Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  3. 3
    Eden Boys' School, Bolton Secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  4. 4
    Green Fold School Not applicable · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  5. 5
    Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre Nursery · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
Directory

All Schools in Bolton

16 plus 2
School Ofsted Transparency
Bolton College BL3 5BG Expected standard 50
Bolton Sixth Form College BL3 5BU Good 58
All-through 1
School Ofsted Transparency
Bolton St Catherine's Academy BL2 4HU Requires improvement 37
Not applicable 26
School Ofsted Transparency
133285 BL1 8LX — 25
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah BL3 4HE Requires Improvement 40
Al-Huda Primary School BL1 3EH Good 48
Albone Karen Elizabeth BL1 4PA — 18
Birtenshaw College BL3 2RR Requires Improvement 47
Birtenshaw School Bolton BL7 9AB Good 48
Bolton Islamic Girls School BL3 2AW Good 52
Bolton School Boys' Division BL1 4PA ISI inspected 55
Bolton School Girls' Division BL1 4PB ISI inspected 55
Breightmet School BL2 6PD Requires improvement 40
EdStart Schools Bolton BL2 1ES — 25
Firwood High School BL2 4HU — 18
Forwards Centre BL2 5DX Good 55
Green Fold School BL4 0NS Outstanding 70
Jigsaw Pre-School BL1 5DH — 22
Ladywood School BL3 1NG — 14
Lever Park School BL6 6DE Good 52
LifeBridge ASEND BL1 2XN Good 54
Lord's School BL3 2EF Good 55
Park School Teaching Service BL1 4QR — 22
Raise Education and Wellbeing School BL1 3UB Good 55
Rumworth School BL3 4TP Outstanding 70
Thomasson Memorial School BL3 3LA Good 52
University of Bolton BL3 5AB Good 52
Woodbridge College BL4 8LB Good 62
Youth Challenge Pru BL1 6JT Outstanding 70
Nursery 2
School Ofsted Transparency
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre BL4 8AR Outstanding 70
The Orchards Nursery School BL4 0RA Good 58
Primary 97
School Ofsted Transparency
137991 BL2 3PS — 10
151024 BL5 2NJ — 18
All Saints CofE Primary School BL4 7PY Good 44
Beacon Primary School BL6 7AL Good 48
Beaumont Primary School BL3 4RX Good 52
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School BL3 6PY Good 44
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School BL6 5DE Good 44
Blackrod Primary School BL6 5SY Outstanding 70
Blackshaw Primary School BL2 6TE — 22
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School BL2 1JN — 22
Bowness Primary School BL3 1BT Good 48
Brandwood Primary School BL3 4BG Good 44
Brownlow Fold Primary School BL1 3DX Good 44
Castle Hill Primary School BL2 2JT Good 44
Cherry Tree Primary School BL4 0NS Good 44
Chorley New Road Primary Academy BL6 6EW — 18
Church Road Primary School BL1 5RU Good 55
Clarendon Primary School BL3 6SN Good 52
Claypool Primary School BL6 6LN Good 44
Devonshire Road Primary School BL1 4ND Good 44
Eagley Infant School BL7 9LN Good 44
Eagley Junior School BL7 9AT Good 52
Eatock Primary School BL5 2ER Outstanding 70
Egerton Primary School BL7 9RE Good 44
Essa Primary Academy BL3 3HH — 22
Gaskell Community Primary School BL1 2QG Good 52
Gilnow Primary School BL1 4LG Good 44
Hardy Mill Primary School BL2 4EF Good 52
Haslam Park Primary School BL3 5QL Good 48
Heathfield Primary School BL3 3TP Good 44
High Lawn Primary School BL1 7EX — 22
Highfield Primary School BL4 0AP Good 44
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School BL1 6QJ — 40
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School BL6 6AA Good 44
Johnson Fold Community Primary School BL1 5UG — 25
Kearsley West Primary School BL4 9BZ Good 52
Kids N Co Dragons Playgroup BL1 8HT — 18
Ladybridge Community Primary School BL3 4NB Good 44
Lever Edge Primary Academy BL3 3HP Good 48
Leverhulme Community Primary School BL2 6EE Good 44
Lostock Primary School BL6 4PS — 22
Markland Hill Primary School BL1 5EJ Outstanding 70
Masefield Primary School BL3 1NG — 22
Moorgate Primary School BL2 2RH Outstanding 70
Mrs Cheryl Stevens BL3 2DT — 18
Mytham Primary School BL3 1JG Good 44
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School BL4 0BP — 22
Oxford Grove Primary School BL1 3EJ Outstanding 70
Pikes Lane Primary School BL3 5HU Outstanding 70
Prestolee Primary School M26 1HJ Outstanding 70
Queensbridge Primary School BL4 7BL Good 48
Red Lane Primary School BL2 5HP Good 52
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School BL2 6NW Good 44
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BL5 3DU Outstanding 70
Sharples Primary School BL1 8RU Good 52
Spindle Point Primary School BL4 8SE Good 44
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton BL5 1EN Good 44
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School BL5 3NZ Good 55
St Bede Academy BL3 3LJ Good 48
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton BL3 4RX Good 44
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton BL2 4DZ Good 52
St Catherine's CofE Primary School BL6 5SJ — 14
St Columba's RC Primary School BL2 3AR Good 52
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy BL3 5RL — 18
St George's CofE Primary School BL5 2FB Good 44
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy BL4 8AJ Good 52
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill BL5 2JU Good 52
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth BL4 9QB — 22
St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth BL4 8AP — 22
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9HT Good 48
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton BL1 3EJ Good 52
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane BL3 4QP Outstanding 70
St Mary's RC Primary School BL6 6EP Good 52
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton BL1 2JL Good 48
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever BL3 1BQ Good 48
St Maxentius CofE Primary School BL2 4AE Good 44
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever BL3 2PL Good 52
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge BL1 8QA — 22
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy BL3 6HP — 22
St Peter's CofE Primary School BL4 9JT Expected standard 40
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School BL1 6LA — 14
St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley M26 1EU Good 48
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge BL2 1NZ Good 44
St Stephen's CofE Primary School BL4 8PB Good 48
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy BL3 1EN — 22
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell BL1 3JB Good 44
St Thomas CofE Primary School BL5 3HP Good 44
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School BL1 5LH Good 48
St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School BL3 3DE Good 52
Sunning Hill Primary School BL3 6TR — 22
The Ferns Primary Academy BL4 0DA Expected standard 40
The Gates Primary School BL5 3QA Good 48
The Oaks Primary School BL1 7HS Good 48
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton BL3 3NY Good 52
The Valley Community Primary School BL1 8JG Outstanding 70
Tonge Moor Primary Academy BL2 2PF Good 44
Walmsley CofE Primary School BL7 9SA — 25
Secondary 19
School Ofsted Transparency
Bolton Muslim Girls School BL3 6TQ Requires improvement 37
Canon Slade School BL2 3BP — 22
Eden Boys' School, Bolton BL1 3QE Outstanding 70
Essa Academy BL3 3HH Expected standard 40
Harper Green School BL4 0DH Good 44
Kearsley Academy BL4 8HY Good 44
King's Leadership Academy Bolton BL3 3HL Good 48
Ladybridge High School BL3 4NG Good 44
Little Lever School BL3 1BT Good 44
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy BL4 0HT — 22
Oak Tree Kindergarten Ltd (Ashcroft Road) BL7 9LT — 14
Rivington and Blackrod High School BL6 7RU Good 48
Sharples School BL1 8SN — 22
Smithills School BL1 6JS Requires Improvement 37
St James's Church of England High School BL4 9RU Good 44
St Joseph's RC High School BL6 6HW Good 52
Thornleigh Salesian College BL1 6PQ — 22
University Collegiate School BL3 5AG — 22
Westhoughton High School BL5 3BZ Requires Improvement 33
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