Bolton School Girls' Division is a selective independent day school. It is a centre of excellence offering outstanding teaching and facilities. Our very broad curriculum enables pupils to enjoy a wide range of choices to foster individual talent. Results at GCSE and Advanced level place it among the top independent schools in the country.
The school shares its attractive 32 acre site with the Boys' Division and the Preparatory Department, the Girls' Junior School having its own accommodation within the main building. In 1913 the first Viscount Leverhulme endowed the High School for Girls and the Bolton Grammar School for Boys on condition that the two should be equal partners. As a result, the pupils of both schools enjoy an increasing number of joint activities often in shared facilities, such as the Arts and Conference Centre, swimming pool and sports hall, while benefiting from all the advantages of single sex education.
Other facilities in the Girls' Division include an impressive Great Hall which boasts a fine organ, a technology suite, a purpose-built theatre, Language Bureau, ten laboratories, two computer rooms and specialist teaching rooms. Recently upgraded, the IT facilities extend across three computer rooms. All Senior Girls have a password to use the PC network while the Lower School has access to a network of Archimedes. The two libraries are staffed by a chartered librarian and her assistant. Besides having access to an impressive stock of books, pupils may use computers and CD Roms.
Some 200 plus Sixth Formers, including a significant number of entrants at 16+, make full use of these facilities and in addition have their own common room and private study areas. Pupils are supported throughout their time in school by a forward-thinking Careers Department offering access to all the latest information and extensive opportunities for work experience and workshadowing. Most students (95%) go on to degree courses (10% to Oxford and Cambridge).
Various scholarships are available for girls to undertake educational and adventurous holiday projects at home and abroad. With superb outdoor pursuits facilities at Patterdale Hall in the Lake District and excellent provision for sport, music and drama the school is committed to offering a broad and dynamic education to bright, well motivated students.
Open Morning for the Senior School is in October, followed by the Entrance Examination in January. In response to the loss of Assisted Places a substantial number of Governors' Foundation Grants have been made available. Details are available from the Admissions Secretary.
Alumni - The School has a very active Old Girls' Association, consisting of some 700 members. There is a varied programme of social events, including an annual lunch which takes place in September. The Association produces a newsletter once a year, and a number of charities benefit from fund-raising events. Individual members regularly organise very successful year reunions. Membership currently costs รบ6 a year. Anyone interested in joining should contact the Secretary, Mrs K Morley, 3 Briksdal Way, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4 PG. Tel: 01204 846775.
