Bolton Muslim Girls School, Bolton

In 2026, pupils at Bolton Muslim Girls School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Bolton and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Bolton and 47% in England.

That is up from 54.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.06: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 55.4, against 57.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Other Modern Languages.

For September 2026 entry, 228 families put Bolton Muslim Girls School as their first choice and 343 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 54 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bolton Muslim Girls School are University Collegiate School (0.5 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 41.4); Essa Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); King's Leadership Academy Bolton (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); and Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 41.5).

Bolton Muslim Girls School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bolton Muslim Girls School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bolton Muslim Girls School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 122 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college and 1% into work.

42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 81.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (74%), Black (14%) and other ethnic groups (6%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (3.9%) received SEN support and 10 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Bolton Muslim Girls School had 56 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Bolton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mancroft Avenue (opposite), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bolton Muslim Girls School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Bolton Muslim Girls School issued 14 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bolton Muslim Girls School are Sunning Hill Primary School (0.1 miles), Clarendon Primary School (0.2 miles), The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton (0.3 miles) and Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.