Bolton School, Bolton BL1

Bolton School

Boys & Girls, 0-18

Day

Greater Manchester

/Regions

North of England

Greater Manchester

Bolton School

Bolton School is an independent day school for boys and girls from nursery through to 18. The school occupies a 32 acre campus, a mile from the centre of Bolton. Part of the school's mission is to widen access and one in five senior school pupils receives a bursary to help cover the cost of fees.

Bolton School offers education for pupils from 0 through to 18 years, with a coeducational nursery and infant school. At age 7, boys and girls are taught separately with the Junior Boys' School and Junior Girls' School. Pupils can then progress on to the Boys' Division or Girls' Division from 11 through to 18 years.

Age

Boys & Girls, 0-18

Type

Pre-Prep to Senior

The Head of Foundation

Philip Britton MBE is Head of the Bolton School Foundation. He says: 'Academic rigour is important to us but so too is character development, which we encourage through delivering a wide range of activities and experiences, including engagement in and with our local community, as well as through outstanding pastoral care.'

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Philip Britton MBE is Head of Foundation of Bolton School.

Curriculum

A LEVEL A*–B

A LEVEL A* / A

40%

A LEVEL A*s

12.6%

GCSE 9–7

53.1%

GCSE 9 / 8

GCSE 9s

15.1%

2025 exam results.

Pastoral care

Extracurricular

Ethos

Head of the Foundation Philip Britton says the school's aim 'is for every girl and boy to become the best that they can be.'

Academic rigour is important to us but so too is character development, which we encourage through delivering a wide range of activities and experiences, including engagement in and with our local community, as well as through outstanding pastoral care.

An integral part of our mission is to widen access to our outstanding education and to offer genuine social mobility to young people across the region.' One in five of the school's senior pupils receives bursary support, with half of these children benefiting from full fee remission.

Source: Bolton School

Visiting Bolton School

Open Events provide a wonderful opportunity to visit a school and discover more about the community, values and ethos. Find out more about open mornings at Bolton School.

Oct

Sixth Form Open Evening

Discover more about the Sixth Form at Bolton School. The event starts at 7pm. Please register via the school website. Discover more about the Sixth Form Open Evening.

Oct

Open Morning

The entire Bolton School campus will be open – Nursery, Infant School, Boys' Junior, Girls' Junior, Boys' Division and Girls' Division. Please register via the school website. Discover more about the Open Morning.

Fees, Inspections & Governance

Fees

Termly fees start at £4,008 for the Junior school, rising to £5,012 for the senior school. Bursaries are available for families with children starting at age 11 through to 18 years.

Read about Bolton School Fees

Inspections

Bolton School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) on behalf of the Department for Education. Routine inspections take place once every three years.

Governance

The school is a registered charity managed by trustees. Read more about the charity structure and how it is run on the Charity Commission website.

Read the inspection report

Bolton School Admissions

For full details of the Admissions process for Bolton School, please visit their website. Pupils can join at Nursery, Infant, Junior, Senior or Sixth Form.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about Bolton School.