Schools in Bolton

114 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Bolton

Primary

• Offered their first choice 89.5%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 86.0% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 96.8%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,455

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 89.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 86.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,015 places for 3,455 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 87.1%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 83.3% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 96.8%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,868

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 87.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 83.3%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,385 places for 3,868 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Bolton by first preferences per place
• Schools in BL1 (23)
• Schools in BL2 (16)
• Schools in BL3 (31)
• Schools in BL4 (17)
• Schools in BL5 (10)
• Schools in BL6 (12)
• Schools in BL7 (5)
• Schools in M26 (11)
• What data we hold