Private schools in Bolton

The 14 independent (private) schools in Bolton, with age ranges, pupil numbers and school details from official DfE records.

Independent schools set their own admissions and fees, so contact each school directly. They're inspected by Ofsted or the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and many don't publish results in DfE's performance tables.

• Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024)
• Al-Huda Primary School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Birtenshaw School Bolton Independent · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022
• Bolton Islamic Girls School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
• Bolton School Boys' Division Independent, inspected by ISI · 40% A*/A at A level
• Bolton School Girls' Division Independent, inspected by ISI · 40% A*/A at A level
• Bolton School Infant and Nursery School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Breightmet School Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2025)
• Clevelands Prep School Independent, inspected by ISI
• Cumberland School Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2025)
• EdStart Schools Bolton Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
• Lord's School Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention · 0% A*/A at A level
• Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 0% A*/A at A level
• Raise Education and Wellbeing School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2025)

Page updated 26 September 2026.