Sport flourishes at Bolton School. The traditional Autumn and
Spring term team game is football, in which the School has a strong
reputation. In recent years, the School has been in the final of
the Boodles Independent Schools' Cup and the Corinthian Casuals
ISFA six-a-side tournament. Members of the School are regularly
selected for national Independent Schools' F.A. teams at u-19 and
u-16 level. The School enjoys a good working relationship with the
local football academies.
Rugby now runs parallel to football throughout the School in the
first two terms. Players regularly represent Greater Manchester and
Lancashire. Recently, the first international caps have been
awarded to boys from the school.
Hockey is also played in the first two terms. Representative
teams are organised for Middle and Upper school age groups and the
School has developed a good relationship with local clubs.
In summer, the main sport is cricket which is played at all
levels. Town and County standard players feature in all age group
teams.
There are also athletics and tennis teams for all age groups
which include athletes from county and national training
programmes.
Indoor provision consists of a Sports Hall, which contains four
badminton courts, cricket nets and a basketball court, as well as a
25-metre swimming pool. The gymnasium also houses a purpose-built
climbing wall. In addition there is a well equipped fitness
room.
Representative teams participate in league competitions in
badminton and the swimming team competes on a regular basis against
other schools. Water polo has developed into something of a
specialty for the school, with many students achieving county and
international representation up to and including full international
level.
The School is surrounded by 32 acres of land which provide five
football and three rugby pitches, as well as cricket nets, three
cricket pitches and seventeen tennis courts. All of these
facilities are utilised in the physical education timetable
provided weekly for each boy. In addition, senior school members
enjoy access to the nearby David Lloyd Centre and Bolton Arena.
All students have one timetabled sport session per week, with
additional physical education and swimming sessions for the lower
and middle schools. Students are encouraged to develop
further their expertise in voluntary training sessions in the daily
long lunch break or in before and after school clubs. Internal
school competitions are the basis of three House Days per
year.Representative school matches are generally scheduled for the
major sports on Saturday mornings.
The school offers a wide-ranging selection of sports tours both
in the UK and further a field.