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Bolton Muslim Girls School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Swan Lane, Bolton BL3 6TQ · bmgs.prospermat.co.uk · 01204 361103
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Bolton 45.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.09 mi
- 1.75 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6: proximity · Bolton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 774
- 24 over 750 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 81.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6: proximity” went to a home 1.09 mi (1.75 km) from the school. Source: Bolton Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 228 families put the school first and 177 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 177 | 228 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 258 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 148 | 255 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 264 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 269 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 6: proximity | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.7, and 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bolton it was 45.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲97.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135096)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.3 | −2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 64.8 | +3.6 |
| Further education | 25.4 | −2.7 |
| Other education | 1.6 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 0.8 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.8 | — |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bolton Muslim Girls School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 30
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied