All applicants must complete an application form. This is
enclosed with the prospectus, or can be ordered by contacting the
Headmaster's Secretary on 01204 840201 (e-mail: seniorboys@boltonschool.org).
The
application form will provide us with details of contact
numbers and information about the applicant's current school. For
older students, we shall also need to know which subjects he wishes
to study.
All applicants will be required to sit an entrance test. For
entry to Year 7, there will be four components to the
examination:
A set of three tests from NFER Nelson comprising:
- a verbal reasoning test
- a non-verbal reasoning test
- a mathematical test
Each of these tests is designed to test "innate" ability.
Practice papers are available from any good bookshop (look for NFER
Nelson 11+ practice papers).
As an indication of the required standard, we would normally
expect your son's teacher to be predicting Level 5 in the Key Stage
2 SATs test.
A reference will also be requested from the applicant's current
school. Headteachers' reports form an important element of the
decision making process. For this reason, it is vital that parents
who wish to make an application, should discuss this with their
son's current Headteacher.
Applications are considered at any time, with the intention of
making a decision within a few days of the applicant sitting a
test. The Entrance Examination for Year 7 entry in September 2010
will take place on:
Tuesday 19 January 2010,
for which between 140 and 150 places are available. In agreement
with the Manchester Consortium of Schools, offers are posted on 1st
March.
For all other Year Groups, the number of places available will
vary according to student migration at the time. Generally
speaking, more spaces can be opened for entry to the Sixth
Form.
Financial Support
This is a fee paying school, but financial support may be
available through the 'Open Door' Bursary Scheme. The School has
worked hard to raise funds for the scheme, to enable access to
talented youngsters where parents may find it difficult to pay
fees.
Bursaries are awarded on academic merit. They are means tested
and available to a proportion of the entry at Years 7 and 12.
Financial support may also be found for current students whose
parents suffer subsequent hardship. In addition, the Headmaster's
Fund, supported by the Parents' Association, is used to ensure that
such students can take part in school visits and extra-curricular
activities.
Enquiries about financial support can be addressed to Mr Simon
Marsden (smarsden@boltonschool.org),
Clerk and Treasurer or the Headmaster on telephone number 01204
840201.
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