Bolton School's 2008 Open Morning (Saturday 18 October) was a hugely successful event.  Hundreds of families and their children flocked to the campus to visit the Nursery, the Infants' School (Beech House), the Boys' Division Junior and Senior Schools, the Girls’ Division Junior and Senior Schools, as well as the two Sixth Forms.

The morning offered a chance for enquirers to learn more about one of the north’s top independent schools.  The senior schools had a vast array of displays in their Great Halls and there were a number of addresses from Head Teachers and pupils, as well as promotional DVDs.  Senior teaching staff were on hand to answer any questions and the Clerk and Treasurer dispensed information packs about the School’s bursaries.  Representatives from the different Parents’ Associations were on hand to answer questions, as were Bolton School Old Boys and Old Girls.  All the classrooms were open and there was a wide variety of exhibits and demonstrations.  Guided tours were conducted by pupils.

Across the 32 acre campus a variety of sporting activities took place, including football, rugby, netball, badminton, climbing and lacrosse.  Staff from Patterdale Hall (the School’s outdoor pursuits centre in the Lake District) were also on hand with advice and demonstrations.

Visitors were entertained by a whole range of activities, including short drama productions, abseiling, chamber choirs, Gandalf library searches, hands-on science experiments, the chance to produce 3D objects in Technology and bake cakes in Food Technology.

Catering staff were kept busy in the School’s Arts Centre, where light refreshments were served to parents and children as they enjoyed the non-stop music provided by the joint concert and jazz bands. 

"This year felt busier than last.  There was a constant flow of people and my admissions staff did not stop talking to people all morning,” commented Mrs Gill Richards, Head of the Girls’ Division.