Private schools in Bolton
12 fee-paying schools are registered in Bolton: 9 mainstream and 3 special. 5 are single-sex. 7 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Bolton, BL3 4HE | 11 to 25 | Boys | Non-faith | 70 | 23% |
| Al-Huda Primary School Bolton, BL1 3EH | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 181 | 131% |
| Bolton Islamic Girls School Bolton, BL3 2AW | 11 to 16 | Girls | Non-faith | 115 | 77% |
| Bolton School Boys' Division Bolton, BL1 4PA | 7 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 1,131 | 96% |
| Bolton School Girls' Division Bolton, BL1 4PB | 7 to 18 | Girls | Non-faith | 1,057 | 82% |
| Bolton School Infant & Nursery School | 0 to 7 | Mixed | Non-faith | 300 | 86% |
| Clevelands Prep School Bolton, BL1 5DH | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 126 | 63% |
| Lord's School Bolton, BL3 2EF | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 23 | 46% |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Bolton, BL1 8LX | 11 to 19 | Girls | Islam | 122 | 99% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breightmet School Bolton, BL2 6PD | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 18 | 22% |
| EdStart Schools Bolton Bolton, BL2 2JW | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 62 | 75% |
| Raise Education and Wellbeing School Bolton, BL1 3UB | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 50 | 83% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Bolton, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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