News Item: Spring 2008
The School is about to embark upon a £12 million building
project.
The expansion plan will see the building of a new Infants'
School alongside the Nursery on Dobson Road. The Girls'
Junior School will move to its own purpose-built centre on the
current Beech House (Infants' School) site, which will mean
classroom space is freed up for the Girls' Division Senior School.
The Boys' Division Junior School on Park Road will be extended and
will see a number of temporary buildings converted to permanent
structures.
Simon Marsden, Clerk and Treasurer at the School, said: "This is
a £12 million investment in the education and futures of young
people in the borough. The new buildings will be state of the art,
providing large classrooms and utilising the very latest in
technological equipment. We are all extremely excited about this
project and delighted that our development plans have been
accepted."
The plans were given the go ahead by Bolton Council's planning
committee, who unanimously backed the project on 1 November 2007.
Councillor Linda Thomas, the deputy leader and executive member for
children"s services said "I am very pleased there have been no
objections this time. We wanted to support Bolton School in
improving its facilities for young people." Councillor Roger Hayes,
added: "This has been a drawn-out process but Bolton School is a
credit to the town and a great resource."
Building work will begin in the Spring of 2008 and should take
12 months. There are no plans to increase pupil numbers.
Regular updates are available on
Building for the Future.