Academy converter · Bolton

Bolton Muslim Girls School

11–16Ages
774Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
MuslimReligious character
142340URN

Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 6TQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Bolton median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bolton

343 applications for 177 places · 14th of 20 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

56.5of 90

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

2nd of 20 in Bolton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Bolton median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

343 applications · 177 places offered · 228 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2025 2.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2024 2.6; Bolton median median 2.3
2023 2.7; Bolton median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Bolton median median 2.3
2019 2.7; Bolton median median 2.3
2018 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Bolton median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Bolton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Bolton median

Dashed bars: as Bolton Muslim Girls School (URN 135096), Bolton Muslim Girls' School (URN 105273), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	177	343	1.9	228	1.29
Sep 2025	148	374	2.5	258	1.74
Sep 2024	148	383	2.6	255	1.72
Sep 2023	149	402	2.7	264	1.77
Sep 2022	150	389	2.6	269	1.79
Sep 2021	149	373	2.5	281	1.89
Sep 2020	150	382	2.6	277	1.85
Sep 2019	120	319	2.7	256	2.13
Sep 2018	120	307	2.6	217	1.81
Sep 2017	120	275	2.3	212	1.77
Sep 2016 *	119	252	2.1	185	1.55
Sep 2015 *	120	238	2.0	180	1.50
Sep 2014 *	119	260	2.2	183	1.54

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

149 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)56.52nd of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%5th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

Bolton 61% England 66%

This school
Bolton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+1.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	149	56.5	60%	80%	–
2024/25	150	54.7	60%	74%	–
2023/24	122	57.3	64%	80%	+1.06
2022/23	120	57.4	70%	78%	+1.01

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
University Collegiate School
0.8 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Essa Academy
1.1 km · Bolton

2026

2.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
1.2 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Bolton

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Ladybridge High School
2.3 km · Bolton

Good2022

2.3applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Harper Green School
2.6 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
St James's Church of England High School
2.8 km · Bolton

Good2022

3.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
3.0 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 57.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142340 · 350/4806
Trust: Prosper Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Muslim
Capacity: 750 pupils · 774 on roll
Free school meals: 42.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Bolton Muslim Girls School (URN 135096); Bolton Muslim Girls' School (URN 105273)
Address: Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 6TQ
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources