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Bolton School Junior Girls' School (Hesketh House)

Independent school · Bolton, BL1 4PB
  • Primary/prep
  • Girls
  • Ages 7-11
  • From £12,024 pa
  • 180 pupils
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The girls we spoke to were confident, articulate and fun to be with. The school presents a genuinely holistic approach and it works. This, combined with the fabulous resources and creative pedagogy, makes it a difficult school to beat.

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Overview & data

Pupil numbers
180 ·
Religion
Non-denom
Fees
£12,024 pa
Local authority
Bolton Council
Linked schools

Headteacher

Headteacher

Helen Holt

Since September 2024, Helen Holt, previously the school’s deputy head for 13 years. Educated locally at Bury Grammar; BEd in music from Homerton, Cambridge. Spent three years as head of music at St Paul’s CofE Primary, Heathside Grove before coming

Entrance

Entry mainly into year 3, when around 85 per cent join from infants (Beech House) following a visit and informal assessment of English and maths through activities. External candidates (seven in latest year) take tests in maths, English and verbal

Open days
October

Exit

Over 95 per cent progress to senior school (100 per cent when we visited) via entrance test (for which parents say there’s ‘no need to prep’). Any losses tend to be relocations. If a child is not suited to the senior school, parents informed in year

Latest results

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Mobile phone policy

A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.

Mobile phone policy

Provided by the school and not part of our review

Hand phones in.

Updated Jun 2024

Pupils

180
Number of pupils

Money matters

Fee information
£12,024 pa

Our view

Creative thinking projects are at the heart of learning, demonstrated by year 3 assembly on our visit, topic of ancient Greece. Impressive mix of songs, role play and oracy skills, sustained for 20 minutes without staff input. Zeus stole the show

The last word

The girls we spoke to were confident, articulate and fun to be with. The school presents a genuinely holistic approach and it works. This, combined with the fabulous resources and creative pedagogy, makes it a difficult school to beat.

Inspection reports

What the school says

The Junior School delivers an education which combines the best of tradition and innovation. There is a friendly and supportive atmosphere within school and this underpins much of the pupils' successes in the fields of academic study, sport and music. Girls are offered a wide range of opportunities and outstanding facilities in which they can realise their full potential.

Underlying everything that the school does is a set of simple but far-reaching values: an understanding and respect for others, a sense of responsibility, the importance of self-belief and a realisation that we all depend on each other.

Contact the school

Address

Chorley New Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 4PB
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Telephone: 01204 840201

Email: juniorgirls@boltonschool.org

Website: https://www.boltonschool.org/juniorgirls

Local authority: Bolton Council

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School data & information Bolton School Junior Girls' School (Hesketh House) Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 4PB
180 Pupil numbers

Mobile phone policy

Provided by the school and not part of our review

Hand phones in.

Updated Jun 2024

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Entry and exit data

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SEN overview

Bolton School Junior Girls' School (Hesketh House) is a mainstream school. The school may provide support for students with special educational needs as detailed below. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

SEN statement

Provided by the school and not part of our review

The School has some experience of catering for pupils with a range of disabilities, medical conditions and other special needs. For each pupil meeting the academic criteria for admission, the School will make reasonable adjustments so that any pupil with a disability is not put at a substantial disadvantage compared with any pupil who has no such disability. The School will also do all that is reasonable to detect and deal appropriately with a learning difficulty which amounts to a "special educational need", although our staff are not qualified to make a medical diagnosis of conditions such as those commonly referred to as dyslexia, or of other learning difficulties. Remedial teaching provided by the school may be charged as extra.

SEN conditons supported

Schools report the conditions they might be able to support. Please note, this may not be a complete list. Find out more.

Conditions (Might cover/be referred to as) Provision
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), Social skills Yes
HI - Hearing Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty Learning needs
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic, Tics, Tourettes
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Anxiety, Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication Selective mutism
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty Complex needs
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Auditory processing, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting Yes
VI - Visual Impairment Special facilities for Visually Impaired
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