GCSE league table: Bolton
Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs. Each school's place among Bolton's schools of the same phase with a published figure.
19 schools ranked. England: 47.4; Bolton: 46.4. Source: DfE school performance tables. Built 16 October 2026.
| Place | School | Town | Attainment 8 | Rank in Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eden Boys' School, Bolton | Bolton | 57.0 | 1st (1/19) |
| 2 | Sharples School | Bolton | 56.5 | Top 11% (2/19) |
| 3 | Bolton Muslim Girls School | Bolton | 56.5 | Top 16% (3/19) |
| 4 | Canon Slade School | Bolton | 54.0 | Top 22% (4/19) |
| 5 | Kearsley Academy | Bolton | 51.1 | Top 27% (5/19) |
| 6 | King's Leadership Academy Bolton | Bolton | 49.0 | Top 32% (6/19) |
| 7 | Essa Academy | Bolton | 48.9 | Top 37% (7/19) |
| 8 | St James's Church of England High School | Bolton | 48.1 | Top 43% (8/19) |
| 9 | Little Lever School | Bolton | 45.8 | Top 48% (9/19) |
| 10 | Ladybridge High School | Bolton | 45.8 | (10/19) |
| 11 | Rivington and Blackrod High School | Bolton | 45.4 | (11/19) |
| 12 | Turton School | Bolton | 44.0 | (12/19) |
| 13 | Thornleigh Salesian College | Bolton | 43.0 | (13/19) |
| 14 | Harper Green School | Bolton | 42.6 | (14/19) |
| 15 | St Joseph's RC High School | Bolton | 42.4 | (15/19) |
| 16 | Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy | Bolton | 41.5 | (16/19) |
| 17 | University Collegiate School | Bolton | 41.4 | (17/19) |
| 18 | Smithills School | Bolton | 41.4 | (18/19) |
| 19 | Bolton St Catherine's Academy | Bolton | 36.9 | (19/19) |
How the table is worked out
Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs. One year and one figure: each school's place among Bolton's secondaries with a published figure that year; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Schools on the same figures share a place. A school whose figure DfE hides (a small year group) or does not publish is not ranked, never put last. Source: DfE school performance tables.
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