Bolton School Boys' Division A GSG School
- Bolton School Boys' Division
Chorley New Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 4PA - Head: Nic Ford
- T 01204 840201
- F 01204 849477
- E seniorboys@boltonschool.org
- W www.boltonscho…org/senior-boys
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bolton
- Pupils: 1,174; sixth formers: 228
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £13,632 pa
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Bolton School Boys’ Junior School, Bolton School Girls' Division, Bolton School Junior Girls' School (Hesketh House), Bolton School Infant School: Beech House
What The Good Schools Guide says..
All sixth formers must do 20 hours of 'compulsory volunteering'. (Yes, really. Look no further if you’re an English student searching for an example of an oxymoron.) We’d describe the atmosphere as cheerfully disciplined rather than strict. Exclusions are rare but they do happen. As you’d expect, the range of sporting, creative, cultural and academic extracurricular activities is superb. Go-karting club had bought three beaten up chassis for the boys to customise...
What the school says...
Bolton School Boys' Division is a single-sex school but with opportunities for joint activities with the adjacent Bolton School Girls' Division. We offer academic excellence at one of the North's pre-eminent schools, outstanding facilities and resources set in 32 acres of grounds, strong extra-curricular and pastoral programmes, an emphasis on developing the whole person and an inclusive, caring and friendly environment.
Full fee bursaries from age 11+ and our coach service covering 22 routes, ensures pupils are drawn from a wide geographical area. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since October 2021, Nic Ford BSc PGCE FCCT, previously academic deputy. Originally from the South East, he studied geography at UCL before beginning his teaching career in London in 1995, where he worked in several high performing state schools. He moved to the North West in 2011 and was deputy head in Blackburn before joining Bolton School in 2015.
Entrance
Year 7 entry via tests in English, maths and non-verbal reasoning. Everyone is interviewed. If your son’s primary school expects him to achieve level 5 in his key stage 2 Sats he’ll be in with a good chance. Roughly two applicants per full fee place, three or four for each means-tested bursary, awarded to highest scorers.
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Bolton School tries to cater for the needs of all pupils who have mild special needs, although we are not SEN registered and do not cater for those who would be statemented for moderate or severe special needs in state schools. There is no formal withdrawal from lessons: all pupils follow the appropriate timetable for their age group. However, additional learning support is available at lunchtimes, with one-to-one tuition and/or counselling with the school's Learning Support Officer.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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