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
- Westhoughton High School
- Turton School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Mount St Joseph
- Thornleigh Salesian College
- Lord's School
- Thomasson Memorial School
- Rumworth School
- Birtenshaw
- Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
- Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
- Ladybridge High School
- Cumberland School
- Essa Academy
- Kearsley Academy
- Bolton Islamic Girls School
- Smithills School
- Eden Boys' School Bolton
- University Collegiate School
- Sharples School
- Little Lever School
- Bolton Muslim Girls School
- Lever Park School
- Raise Education and Wellbeing School
- Harper Green School
- Rivington and Blackrod High School
- Canon Slade School
- St James's Church of England High School
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- Firwood High School
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Primary Schools
- Brandwood Primary School
- Brownlow Fold Primary School
- Castle Hill Primary School
- Church Road Primary School
- Clarendon Primary School
- Devonshire Road Primary School
- Gaskell Community Primary School
- High Lawn Primary School
- Johnson Fold Community Primary School
- Markland Hill Primary School
- Oxford Grove Primary School
- Pikes Lane Primary School
- Sharples Primary School
- Sunning Hill Primary School
- Haslam Park Primary School
- Ladybridge Community Primary School
- Moorgate Primary School
- Heathfield Primary School
- Beaumont Primary School
- Lostock Primary School
- Blackshaw Primary School
- The Oaks Primary School
- Highfield Primary School
- Kearsley West Primary School
- Cherry Tree Primary School
- Hardy Mill Primary School
- Mytham Primary School
- Blackrod Primary School
- Egerton Primary School
- Claypool Primary School
- Spindle Point Primary School
- Gilnow Primary School
- Washacre Primary School
- Eatock Primary School
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
- St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
- St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
- St Columba's RC Primary School
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School
- St William of York Catholic Primary School
- Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
- Walmsley CofE Primary School
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
- St Thomas CofE Primary School
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
- All Saints CofE Primary School
- St Peter's CofE Primary School
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School
- St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
- Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
- St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
- St Teresa's RC Primary School
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
- Green Fold School
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
- Turton Belmont Community Primary School
- Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School
- Rivington Foundation Primary School
- St George's CofE Primary School
- Leverhulme Community Primary School
- Queensbridge Primary School
- The Gates Primary School
- The Valley Community Primary School
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
- Lever Edge Primary Academy
- St Bede Academy
- Harwood Meadows Primary School
- Eagley Infant School
- Eagley Junior School
- The Ferns Primary Academy
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
- Al-Huda Primary School
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
- Essa Primary School
- Bowness Primary School
- The Olive School, Bolton
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
- St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
- Red Lane Primary School
- Masefield Primary School
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School
- St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
- Tonge Moor Primary Academy
- St Maxentius CofE Primary School
- Ladywood School
- Beacon Primary School
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy
- Bolton School Infant & Nursery School
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy