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Chorley New Road , BL1 4PA | |
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| Type | Independent school |
| Established | ante 1516 |
| Founder | Viscount Leverhulme |
| Chair of Governors | Michael Griffiths |
| Headmaster (Boys' Division) | Philip Britton |
| Headmistress (Girls' Division) | Sue Hincks |
| Gender | Co-educational Nursery and Infant School, single sex Junior and Senior Schools |
| Age | 0 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 2400 (approx.) |
| Former pupils | Old Girls' Association and Old Boltonians' Association |
| Website | http://www.boltonschool.org/ |
Bolton School is an independent day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It comprises a co-educational nursery and infant school (Beech House) and single sex junior (ages 7–11) and senior schools (with sixth forms). With almost 2,400 pupils it is one of the largest independent day schools in the country.[1]
History
Bolton School is one of the oldest schools in Lancashire; established as Bolton Grammar School, it is not known exactly when the boys' school was founded, though it is recorded as being a going concern as early as 1516. In 1524, William Haigh of Wigan left land worth 33s 4d towards the maintenance of a schoolmaster to teach grammar in Bolton.[2] In 1644, it was endowed by Robert Lever and so began a long and close relationship with the Lever name. In 1899, the school moved from its site next to the parish church in central Bolton, to its current site on Chorley New Road.
The Bolton Girls' Day School was established in 1877 and was one of the earliest public day schools for girls in the country. It was quickly renamed to Bolton High School for Girls and moved to the Park Road site (where the current Junior Boys' School stands) in 1891; here it was opened by the suffragist Mrs Millicent Fawcett and had a school roll of 67 girls.
In 1913, Sir William Hesketh Lever, later the first Viscount Leverhulme, gave a generous joint endowment to the Bolton Grammar School and the Bolton High School for Girls, on condition that the two should be equal partners known as Bolton School (Girls' and Boys' Divisions). On 1 April 1915, the Bolton School Foundation formally came into existence.
The current buildings were begun in the 1930s though they were not completed until the late 1960s. The motto of the school (used only by the boys' division) is Mutare Vel Timere Sperno, meaning "I scorn to change or to fear".[3]
Head Teachers
The headmaster of the Boys' Division is Mr Philip Britton MBE. Miss Sue Hincks is headmistress of the Girls' Division. The head of the Boys' Junior School is Mr Stephen Whittaker and the head of the Girls' Junior School is Mrs Ruth Brierley. Mrs Deborah Northin is head of the Infant School.[4]
Expansion and renovation
The 32-acre (130,000 m2) campus is one mile west of Bolton town centre. A £19 million building project is currently underway. A new Infant School was completed in 2009[5] along with extensive refurbishment and an extension to the Junior Boys' School[6]. A new Junior Girls' School was opened in 2010.[7] [citation needed]
Work began in the summer of 2012 on a new £7m Sixth Form Centre. It is due to open in September 2013.[8]
The school group
The school comprises:
- A nursery
- A co-educational infant school
- A junior independent girls' school
- A junior independent boys' school and
- Two separate secondary divisions, both with sixth form provision – Bolton School Girls' Division and Bolton School Boys' Division.
Across both divisions, over 300 senior school pupils receive fee assistance through bursaries and many have full fee bursaries.
Outdoor Pursuits
The school maintains an outdoor pursuits department and operates Patterdale Hall, a residential outdoor pursuits centre on the shores of Lake Ullswater in the Lake District. Pupils gain experience of the world of business and commerce through the 'Business Awareness' course held at Patterdale Hall. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is also pursued.
Between 1999 and 2007 the school constructed a concrete yacht as a millennium project ("The Third Millennium Ketch"). It was launched in May 2007, and used in outdoor pursuits. Named "Tenacity of Bolton", the ketch allows pupils the chance for sailing lessons in the Irish Sea and it is used for Duke of Edinburgh Award training.
Former Pupils
The Old Girls' Association and Old Boltonians' Associations are active with over 9,000 members and nationwide reunions throughout the year. Notable alumni include[9] in alphabetical order:
- Monica Ali, authoress
- Michael Berry, Canadian High Commissioner to Singapore & Australia and Ambassador to the OECD
- Jack Bond, cricketer
- Andrew "Chubby" Chandler, Sports Managemer
- Jennifer Clack, Professor and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Cambridge
- Gordon Clough, broadcaster
- Sir Philip Craven MBE, chair of the British Paralympic Association
- Clive Crook, journalist for the Financial Times
- Julian Darby, ex premiership footballer
- Alex Davidson (rugby league) Salford City Reds rugby league player
- Roger Draper, chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association and formerly chief executive of Sport England
- Angus Diggle, disgraced former solicitor
- Chris Eatough, world champion mountain biker
- Max George, singer in the boy band The Wanted.
- Chris Goudge, Olympic hurdler,
- Leslie Halliwell), film writer and historian
- Robert Haslam, Lord Haslam, former Chair of British Steel and the Coal Board
- John Hick (MP) politician, Civil Engineer, JP and Director of the London and North Western Railway
- Sir Geoffrey Jackson, British Ambassador to Uruguay,
- Carol Klein, gardening expert, TV presenter and newspaper columnist
- Sir Harry Kroto Nobel prizewinner in chemistry
- Ralf Little, actor
- Norah Lillian Penston, Principal of Bedford College, University of London
- Kate Long, authoress
- Sir Ian McKellen actor
- Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton politician and first Chancellor of the University of Bolton
- Mark Radcliffe, radio broadcaster
- Sir Arthur Rostron, Captain of the RMS Carpathia
- David Ruffley, politician
- Nigel Short, chess player
- Dame Janet Smith, judge[10]
- Edmund Clifton Stoner, theoretical physicist
- Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, politician
- Archis Tiku, bassist with the band Maxïmo Park
- Joyce Tyldesley, Egyptologist
- Alex Wotherspoon, candidate on the 2008 series of The Apprentice BBC TV series.
External links
References
- ^ "Bolton School – Independent School for Bolton, Lancashire, Manchester". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Records of early English Drama – Lancashire" (PDF). Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ The History of Bolton School W E Brown MA, Bolton School 1976, ISBN 0-9504947-0-4 with an extended essay by F R Poskitt, CBE MA
- ^ "Bolton School – Independent School for Bolton, Lancashire, Manchester". Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ \ "Pupils Enjoy New State-of-the-Art School". Retrieved September 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ \ "£15m Refurbishment to Junior School". Retrieved December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ \ "Junior Girls Enjoy their New School". Retrieved September 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ \ "Stunning new Sixth Form Centre to provide Best of Both Worlds". Retrieved 2 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Old Boltonians and Old Girls' Association – Alumni and Former Pupils". Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Distinguished Old Girls". Retrieved 2 September 2011.