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Schools in Bolton
This page shows schools in this area ranked on the basis of their "value added" measures from Key Stage 2 to GCSE.

The measure compares pupils' exam performances with the middle performance of other pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment.

It is based around 1000. The top 5% had a score of 1056.6 and above - the best being 1099.8. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked.

Click on the name of any school to go to its individual page in the main tables.

Click the Name column for an alphabetical list or on GCSE or A/AS to sort schools on those results.

In the GCSE columns:

  • the Old measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent
  • the New measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSEs
Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.

SORT BY NAMESORT BY GCSE (%)SORT BY SCORE
InstitutionOldNewVAA/AS
Bolton School Girls' Division (IND, SEL)99991034430
Bolton Muslim Girls' School (IND)68641032.7NA
Canon Slade CofE School81711011.2372.4
St James's Church of England Secondary School64511005.2NA
Harper Green School3627994.1NA
Turton High School Media Arts College6250992.2297.3
St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College6853988.6NA
Mount St Joseph: Business & Enterprise College4843976.1NA
Westhoughton High School4738971.8271.9
Thornleigh Salesian College5345971.6251.6
George Tomlinson School3321970.8NA
Sharples School3626970.4NA
Little Lever School Specialist Language College4133968.1NA
Rivington and Blackrod High School5240965.2213.7
Hayward School3427961.6NA
Smithills School3122960.6NA
Withins School2914917.3NA
English secondary schools 2004

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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish tables.

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