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Bolton School Junior Girls’, BL1

Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire BL1 4PB

Bolton School Girls' Division Junior School and Infants, BL1

10 reasons to choose Bolton School Junior Girls'

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Bolton School Junior Girls’ has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bolton and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Bolton School Junior Girls’ is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It has a co-ed nursery and infants. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Bolton School Girls’ Division, an all-through school to age 18. Bolton School Junior Girls’ fees are £3,816 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.

Average class size

Bolton School Junior Girls’ has two classes per year and an average class size of 21 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most Bolton School Junior Girls’ move up to the girls’ senior school.

The Bolton School Junior Girls' curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips at Patterdale Hall from Year 4.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.

Sport at Bolton School Junior Girls'

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Bolton School Junior Girls'

Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.

Find another school near Bolton School Junior Girls'

Independent Prep Schools

Bolton School Junior Boys’ (0 miles); Clevelands Preparatory School (0.9 miles); Bury Grammar Primary School (7.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Peter and St Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, Bolton (1 mile); Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles); Sunning Hill Primary School (1.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Bolton School (0 miles); Bury Grammar School (7.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Bolton Muslim Girls School (1.6 miles); Canon Slade CofE School (3.2 miles); St Joseph’s RC High School and Sports College (3.2 miles).

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