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Bolton School Boys' Division

All-through · Boys · Ages 7–18 · Independent school

Chorley New Road, Bolton BL1 4PA · boltonschool.org · 01204 840201

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B
average result (40.4 points per entry)
Pupils
1,131
96% of 1,180 places
Local authority
Bolton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 37.1 (England 46.3)37.12017/18: 52.6 (England 46.5)52.62018/19: 52.6 (England 46.7)52.62021/22: 56.5 (England 48.8)56.52022/23: 51.4 (England 46.3)51.42023/24: 52.0 (England 45.9)52.02024/25: 34.3 (England 46.0)34.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼34.346.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼3.054.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 41.0 (England 30.5)B2016/17: 39.4 (England 31.1)B2017/18: 42.9 (England 32.1)B+2018/19: 40.3 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 43.4 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 42.4 (England 34.2)B+2023/24: 37.7 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 40.4 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
101 studentsB (40.4)Above average +0.15
101 studentsB (40.5)Above average +0.15
34%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24115B- (37.7)-0.01
2022/23114B+ (42.4)—
2021/22111B+ (43.4)—
2018/19113B (40.3)+0.45
2017/1888B+ (42.9)+0.23
2016/17128B (39.4)+0.10
2015/16101B (41)+0.39

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.8−6.1
Other education6.9+1.6
Apprenticeship5.2+3.4
Employment12.9−3.9
Not in a lasting destination5.2+4.3
Activity not captured6+0.7

ISI

Bolton School Boys' Division is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
6 to 8 February 2024
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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