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Bolton School Girls' Division

Girls · ages 7–18 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Bolton, North West · Bolton BL1 4PBSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,057of 1,290 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
131
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Bolton School Girls' Division’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B, above the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Chemistry, Psychology and Biology.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bolton and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolBoltonEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)55.245.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%44%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%33%41%
EBacc average point score5.233.954.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort32%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils49.850.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language29%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language12998%89%53%20%98%
English Literature12696%86%50%21%99%
Geography8061%41%60%25%96%
Biology7860%23%64%45%100%
Chemistry7860%23%82%47%100%
Physics7860%23%68%46%100%
Business Studies7759%18%66%20%96%
Religious Studies5643%31%54%32%96%
Spanish5240%19%48%27%98%
Combined Science5139%65%18%9%96%
History4937%41%73%26%98%
Design and Technology3930%11%64%23%95%
Food Preparation and Nutrition3325%8%64%21%97%
Fine Art3124%9%52%28%94%
French2318%18%78%29%100%
Latin2015%1%70%74%95%
Computer Science1814%13%61%30%100%
Drama1511%7%40%27%100%
German1310%5%62%33%100%
Music86%5%75%33%100%
Classical Greek54%0%92%
Chinese43%1%75%
Arabic22%1%47%
Dance11%1%27%
Russian11%0%87%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolBoltonEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study185
— of whom A level students97825261,341
Average A level gradeBC+B-
Average points per A level entry40.0834.5035.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBC+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects19%13%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Chemistry3536%17%
Psychology3233%23%
Biology3132%20%
Mathematics2728%31%
Politics1414%6%
Economics1313%13%
Geography1212%10%
Business Studies1010%13%
Religious Studies88%4%
Physics88%12%
Physical Education88%3%
History88%13%
English Literature88%11%
English Language88%4%
Spanish77%2%
Graphic Communication77%2%
Computer Science66%5%
Product Design2%
German0%
D and T Engineering0%
Drama2%
Latin0%
Classical Greek0%
Further Mathematics5%
Classical Civilisation1%
Chinese0%
Art and Design1%
D and T Textiles Technology0%
French1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1819%
Business StudiesGCE AS level (All)
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)
EconomicsGCE AS level (All)
HistoryGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)
Business StudiesGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
EconomicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
HistoryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

Other secondary schools in Bolton

Canon Slade School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,724 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.9

Essa Academy

Academy sponsor led · 1,055 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.0

Harper Green School

Academy converter · 1,070 pupils

77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.