Bolton Muslim Girls School
Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 6TQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- PROSPER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Idrish Patel
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 774
- URN
- 142340
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204361103
About this school
Bolton Muslim Girls School is a Muslim girls' secondary academy in Bolton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 774 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bolton Muslim Girls School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 | 122 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.4 | 57.3 | 54.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.01 +0.75 to +1.27 | +1.06 +0.81 to +1.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 63.9% | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 80.3% | 74% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 88% | 98.4% | 97.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bolton Muslim Girls School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.7 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 687 |
| 2023/24 | 720 |
| 2024/25 | 752 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bolton Muslim Girls School compares
Bolton Muslim Girls School ranked 2nd of 19 secondary schools in Bolton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.7 | 6.2% | 39% | 774 | — |
| University Collegiate School | 36.7 | 9% | 50.3% | 683 | 0.5 miles |
| Essa Academy | 53 | 7.6% | 46.8% | 1,055 | 0.7 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy Bolton | 45.4 | 7.5% | 33.9% | 910 | 0.8 miles |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy | — | 10.2% | 36.3% | 895 | 1.1 miles |
| Ladybridge High School | 41.7 | 7.9% | 37% | 1,136 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.96%
- English as an additional language
- 82.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.18%
- Persistent absence
- 16.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
University Collegiate School0.5 miles
Secondary · Bolton
-
Essa Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Bolton
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King's Leadership Academy Bolton0.8 miles
Secondary · Bolton
-
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Bolton
-
Ladybridge High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Bolton Muslim Girls School ranks 2nd of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Bolton.
- Canon Slade School Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton Secondary
- Essa Academy Secondary
- Harper Green School Secondary
- Kearsley Academy Secondary
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton Secondary
- Ladybridge High School Secondary
- Little Lever School Secondary
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Rivington and Blackrod High School Secondary
- Sharples School Secondary
- Smithills School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bolton Muslim Girls School teach?
- Bolton Muslim Girls School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bolton Muslim Girls School?
- The headteacher of Bolton Muslim Girls School is Mr Idrish Patel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bolton Muslim Girls School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bolton Muslim Girls School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bolton Muslim Girls School?
- Bolton Muslim Girls School has 774 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bolton Muslim Girls School full?
- Bolton Muslim Girls School has capacity for 750 pupils and 774 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bolton Muslim Girls School a faith school?
- Yes. Bolton Muslim Girls School is designated Muslim.
- Is Bolton Muslim Girls School a selective school?
- No. Bolton Muslim Girls School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bolton Muslim Girls School part of an academy trust?
- Bolton Muslim Girls School is part of PROSPER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bolton Muslim Girls School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.4 in 2022/23 and 54.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bolton Muslim Girls School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- Bolton Muslim Girls School ranked 2nd of 19 secondary schools in Bolton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bolton Muslim Girls School's absence rate?
- Bolton Muslim Girls School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bolton Muslim Girls School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bolton Muslim Girls School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.