Schools in Bolton
Bolton, a historic market town within Greater Manchester, flourished due to its textile and industrial heritage. In the 12th century, it received a charter, allowing it to hold a market and fair. By the 16th century, Bolton was making woolen fabrics, while in the 18th century, cotton replaced wool as the primary textile. Samuel Crompton, a native of Bolton, invented the Spinning Mule in 1779, which improved spinning efficiency. By the mid-19th century, Bolton was a significant center for textiles, coal mining, engineering, and related industries. Today, Bolton is a major commuter town for Manchester, with a population of approximately 288,000 (as of 2022) and a rich cultural heritage with preserved historic sites and museums.
Highlights and good points include:
- Historic market town with over a thousand years of continuous development.
- Industrial heritage as a center for cotton and coal.
- Home to Samuel Crompton, inventor of the Spinning Mule.
- Present-day central position within Greater Manchester, offering excellent transport links.
- A variety of preserved cultural sites and museums.
- University of Bolton, adding to the area's multidimensional appeal.
While the UK context may not be mentioned explicitly, it is within the United Kingdom and part of the modern Greater Manchester metropolitan county, which makes it a vibrant area as part of a broader British community.
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Secondary Schools
- Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
- Birtenshaw School Bolton
- Bolton College
- Bolton Islamic Girls School
- Bolton Muslim Girls School
- Bolton School Boys' Division
- Bolton School Girls' Division
- Bolton Sixth Form College
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- Breightmet School
- Canon Slade School
- Cumberland School
- EdStart Schools Bolton
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton
- Essa Academy
- Firwood High School
- Harper Green School
- Kearsley Academy
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton
- Ladybridge High School
- Lever Park School
- Little Lever School
- Lord's School
- Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
- Raise Education and Wellbeing School
- Rivington and Blackrod High School
- Rumworth School
- Sharples School
- Smithills School
- St James's Church of England High School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Thomasson Memorial School
- Thornleigh Salesian College
- Turton School
- University Collegiate School
- Westhoughton High School
Primary Schools
- Al-Huda Primary School
- All Saints CofE Primary School
- Beacon Primary School
- Beaumont Primary School
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
- Blackrod Primary School
- Blackshaw Primary School
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
- Bolton School Infant & Nursery School
- Bowness Primary School
- Brandwood Primary School
- Brownlow Fold Primary School
- Castle Hill Primary School
- Cherry Tree Primary School
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
- Church Road Primary School
- Clarendon Primary School
- Claypool Primary School
- Clevelands Prep School
- Devonshire Road Primary School
- Eagley Infant School
- Eagley Junior School
- Eatock Primary School
- Egerton Primary School
- Essa Primary Academy
- Gaskell Community Primary School
- Gilnow Primary School
- Green Fold School
- Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre
- Hardy Mill Primary School
- Harwood Meadows Primary School
- Haslam Park Primary School
- Heathfield Primary School
- High Lawn Primary School
- Highfield Primary School
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School
- Kearsley West Primary School
- Ladybridge Community Primary School
- Ladywood School
- Lever Edge Primary Academy
- Leverhulme Community Primary School
- Lostock Primary School
- Markland Hill Primary School
- Masefield Primary School
- Moorgate Primary School
- Mytham Primary School
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
- Oxford Grove Primary School
- Pikes Lane Primary School
- Queensbridge Primary School
- Red Lane Primary School
- Rivington Foundation Primary School
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
- Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School
- Sharples Primary School
- Spindle Point Primary School
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
- St Bede Academy
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
- St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School
- St Columba's RC Primary School
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St George's CofE Primary School
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
- St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
- St Maxentius CofE Primary School
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
- St Peter's CofE Primary School
- St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
- St Thomas CofE Primary School
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
- St William of York Catholic Primary School
- Sunning Hill Primary School
- The Ferns Primary Academy
- The Gates Primary School
- The Oaks Primary School
- The Olive School, Bolton
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
- The Orchards Nursery School
- The Valley Community Primary School
- Tonge Moor Primary Academy
- Turton Belmont Community Primary School
- Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School
- Walmsley CofE Primary School
- Washacre Primary Academy