Bolton Muslim Girls School, Bolton

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy converter
Girls
Muslim
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.0km)Possible (~1.5km)Unlikely (~1.9km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Idrish Patel
Pupils:774 / 750 capacity
LA:Bolton
Phone:01204361103
Address:Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 6TQ
Trust:PROSPER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:142340
UKPRN:10054171
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bolton South and Walkden
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its December 2022 inspection — down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

42.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

30 responses
Would recommend87%
Child is happy93%
Well taught87%
Good progress80%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved87%
Bullying dealt with17%
Kept informed87%
Handles concerns60%
Wider development87%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

24.4

Avg class size

27

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Mancroft Avenue (opp)
53m · 1 min walk
Flora Street (opp)
166m · 3 min walk
Pike Road (cnr)
178m · 3 min walk
High Street (nr)
183m · 3 min walk
Bridgeman Street (adj)
201m · 3 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

774 pupils

750 capacity

24 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Bolton

High pressure
New homes approved:5,330
Projected new pupils:959

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bolton

Admissions Demand - Bolton

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

4,380

Applications

4,014

Got 1st preference

82.6%

Got preferred school

95.0%

Secondary admissions across Bolton (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
13 December 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
19 June 2013
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.17888%

Overall absence

16.33729%

Persistent absence

759

Enrolments

Authorised4.13726%
Unauthorised2.04162%
Persistent (10%+)16.33729%
Severe (50%+)0.65876%

Absence trend

4.61512%
18/19
3.28369%
20/21
4.85503%
21/22
6.11616%
22/23
4.79546%
23/24
6.17888%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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