Bolton Muslim Girls School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.09 miles
last distance offered: “1.09 miles” · Published by Bolton Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bolton Muslim Girls School is a secondary school in Bolton for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Bolton Muslim Girls School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.09 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.09 miles away, the 5th shortest of 13 Bolton secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.53 miles).
- Year 7 2026 had 228 first-choice applications for 177 offers; 174 offers went to first-choice families, and 54 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 6TQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 774 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe in this very welcoming school.”
- “Staff care deeply for pupils’ well-being and safety.”
- “Pupils know who to speak to if they feel worried or upset.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not consistently check how secure pupils are in their learning.”
- “Sometimes, they move on to new topics before pupils are ready.”
- “This hinders pupils from building a deep and rich body of subject knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 60% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 228 first-preference applications, 177 offers in total, 174 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- University Collegiate School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Essa Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ladybridge High School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Harper Green School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St James's Church of England High School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published