Bolton School - Giving Report 2020-21 by Bolton School Development Office

THANK YOU

Bolton School Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA Registered Charity No: 1110703 t. 01204 434718 e. development@boltonschool.org w. www.boltonschool.org

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BOLTON SCHOOL ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2020-21

ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2015-16

A New Chapter for the Foundation Whilst the past eighteen months has been a period of significant change for the Bolton School Foundation, and for all of us globally, the School’s ethos and spirit has endured.

numerous disruptions to usual routines, the indefatigable spirit of our pupils and staff members, and the support of the wider School community, has ensured that School life has continued, vibrantly, both inside and outside the classroom.

On 1 October 2021, the Foundation’s Governing Body announced a structural change which created the new position of Head of Foundation, which will oversee the overall direction of all elements of the Foundation, and a new Primary Division, incorporating the School’s Nursery, Pre-School Class, Infant School, two Junior Schools and wraparound childcare facility, Kidzone. Philip Britton, MBE, the Boys’ Division Headmaster since 2008, was appointed to the role of Head of Foundation, whilst Sue Faulkner, the Head of Beech House, the School’s infant school, was appointed to the role of Head of the Primary Division. Nic Ford and Lynne Kyle – both previously Deputy Heads in the two Divisions - will act as Head of the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions respectively.

Nowhere is the outcome of that determination more evident than in the fundraising success the Foundation has enjoyed in the 2020-21 academic year, during which an exceptional £873,000 was raised for the Bursary Fund and a further £143,000 for hardship funding. We remain incredibly grateful to each of our donors, whose steadfast support throughout the past 18 months has meant that our bursary scheme could continue uninterrupted. Your generosity continues to make a real difference to our bursary pupils, whose membership of our School community was made possible entirely as a result of your support.

Lord Leverhulme’s founding ethos – that children of the highest potential should be afforded the best possible education, irrespective of their financial circumstances – formed the blueprint for this new structure, which will help us keep fees affordable for parents whilst driving forward the Governors’ agenda of widening access to the Foundation through our bursary scheme. Earlier in the summer, the Foundation was delighted to be nominated for two social mobility awards - in both Independent School Parent Magazine’s School of the Year Awards and in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2021. These nominations reflect our ongoing efforts to ensure that the Foundation continues to act as an engine of social mobility for Bolton and the wider area; work which will continue to develop as our organisational changes take effect. The reconfigured structure was made from a position of great strength of the Foundation, which has record numbers of pupils in this new academic year and is truly thriving, despite the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst the ongoing impact of coronavirus has, inevitably, continued to cast a shadow over School life and presented

We remain committed to ensuring that any child with talent and ability should be able to achieve their full potential through the support of our bursary scheme. The Governors’ long-standing ambition is that, by 2030, the Bursary Fund will be in a position to provide financial support for one in three pupils in the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions, replicating the provision enjoyed at the peak of the Direct Grant scheme. Whilst that era of Government funding is long-gone, our ultimate goal of needs-blind open access remains a stretching, but achievable, ambition for the Foundation, and, with the continued support and generosity of all those within our School community, we are determined that it will ultimately be realised. On behalf of the Governing Body, staff and pupils of the Bolton School Foundation, thank you, sincerely, for your support and encouragement during the past academic year. With best wishes for the festive season

Ian Riley Chairman of the Bolton School Governing Body

Thank You

The School is sincerely grateful to all of those donors who have offered their financial support to the Foundation during the past academic year: Mr Ibrahim and Mrs Nurjaha Adam Mr Peter Adams and Miss Gail Heathcote Anonymous Mr Maqsood and Mrs Rubina Adia Mr and Mrs I Ahmed Mr Amran Ahmed and Mrs Shazia Mubarak Mr Brian and The Late Mrs Shirley Aldred Mr Stephen Aldred Mr Ahmed Al-Talabani and Mrs Laylan Rashid Mr John Anderson Mr Stephen Anderson Mrs Julie Andrews Mr Jose Antony and Mrs Della Joseph Ms Mary Armstrong Dr Jonathan Arnot-Smith and Dr Emma Donaldson Mr Antony and Mrs Samina Ascroft Miss Mehreen Asghar Mr Mohammad and Mrs Shazia Ashraf Mr Phillip Ashton Mr Graham Ashurst Miss Fiona Ashworth Mr David Aspinall The Late Mrs Eve Aspinall Mr George Assi and Mrs Sali Thomas Mr David Astle Anonymous Mr Sadik Awda Mr and Mrs S Babaria Dr Sunil and Dr Asha Bagewadi Mr Ray Bagnall and Miss E Wilson Mr Glen and Mrs Gillian Bailey Lady Bain (Gwynneth Vickers) Mr Matthew Baker and Miss Michelle Abbott Mrs M Balaeva Ms Sarah Ball Anonymous Mr Douglas Bamford Mr Kinburn and Mrs Judy Bargh Mr P R Baxendale Mr John and Mrs Heather Baxendale Mr Ian Beattie Mrs Susan Beaumont Mrs H Patricia Bellis Dr Peter Bennett Mr Nicholas Bennett Mr Jonathan Bergwerk Mr Shashank Bhadoria Mr and Mrs I H Bhutawala Mr Jonathan and Mrs Carolyn Bielby Mr Norman and Mrs Audrey Binks Mr Michael and Mrs Caroline Birtwhistle Mrs Florence Bishop Mr Mark Bisson Mr Alan Blenkinship Mrs Sandra Bloch Mr Ralph Bolton Mr Ian and Mrs Suzanne Bolton Mrs Judith Booth (née Smith) Mr Lee and Mrs Rebecca Bootle Mr David Borkin Bolton School Boys’ Division Parents’ Association Bolton School Girls’ Division Parents’ Association

Bolton School Services Ltd The Late Mr Peter Bradley Reverend A Douglas Brear Mr John and Mrs Diane Brennan Mrs Susan Briggs Mr Philip Britton MBE and Mrs Rachel Britton Mr Stuart Brooks CMG OBE Mr David H V Brookes Mrs Kathryn Brophy Mrs Patricia Brown Mr William Burrow Mr Mark Calland and Mrs Ann Brennan Dr Mike Cannon Capital Group Corporate Matched Gift Dr Arun and Dr Claribel Cardozo Mr Richard and Mrs Jayne Care Mr Roger Carr (In Memory of Veronica Carr) Mrs Liz Carr Ms Marguerite Cattermole Miss Hannah Caulfield Mr Oliver Cavaliere and Miss Wendy Rigby Mr Carl and Mrs Marie Chadwick Mr Andrew and Mrs Eileen Chae Dr Debra Charnley Mr E H Cheers The Late Mr Andrew Cheetham Mr Graham Chesters Mr and Mrs Sudhirkumar Chevli Mr Stephen and Mrs Susan Chicken Mr Jonathan and Mrs Elizabeth Child Mr Atul and Mrs Jagruti Chohan Dr Minto and Mrs Jane Chowdhury Ms Margaret Clare (née Baldwin) Mr Douglas Clinton Miss Katherine Clinton Mr Peter and Mrs Ruth Connor Anonymous Mr Stephen and Mrs Lisa Cooney Anonymous Dr Christine Cottam Mr Charles and Dr Rebecca Cowling Mr W John Craven and Mrs Nancy J Craven (née Gaskell) Sir Philip Craven Mr Stephen and Mrs Helen Critchlow Mr Richard and Mrs Rachel Crompton Mrs Effie Crompton Mr Peter Crompton Mr Adam Crook, Goldman Sachs Gives Mrs Gillian Crooks Mr S and Mrs K Croston Mr H Cui and Mrs X Jin Anonymous Mr Toryn Dalton Dr Baskar and Dr Hephzibah Daniel Mr Jack and Mrs Jo Danson Mr Peter Davis Mrs Judith Dawson Mr Patrick De Blainsin and Miss Adele Gordon Mr M Dean Mr Oliver Dearden Mrs Susan Dee Deutsche Bank Mr Andrew and Mrs Louise Dick Mr George Dickinson

Mr Tom Diggle Dr Michael Dillon The Dilworth Family Mr Ryan and Mrs Vicky Doherty Dr I and Mrs L Donaldson Mr Andrew Doran Mr Philip and Mrs Catherine Doyle Mr Robert and Mrs Lynda Drummond Mrs Joyce Duckworth Mr Bill Duncalf Dr Elizabeth Eaton Mr Derek and Mrs Stella Eccles Dr Joseph Eden Professor Ronald Edge Ms Louise Edwards Mr Paul and Mrs Sheila EdwardsWilliams Mr Barry and Mrs Karen Elmer Mr David Emery Mr David Entwisle Mr Matthew Entwistle Mr David and Mrs Julia Entwistle Mr N and Mrs D Eppie Anonymous Mr Eric Fairweather Anonymous Mr Ron Farnsworth (In Memory of Janet Farnsworth (née Claydon) Ms Nancy Federlein (née Smith) Dr Anne Fielder Mr Bill and Dr Alison Fielding Mrs Laura Firth Dr Sheila Fisher Mrs Doreen Fort Mr Eric Forsyth Mr Duncan and Mrs Coralie Foster Anonymous Anonymous Mr Darren and Mrs Sharon Fraser The Friends of Bolton School Lieutenant Colonel Bob Gardner Miss Mags Gallagher Mr Anthony Galloway Mrs M Susan Garnett Mr David Garton Anonymous Mrs Jean Gerrard Mr Nicholas Gettins Mr Allan Gibson Mr Peter Gilbert Miss Jane Glass Mr David Glassman Mrs Kathryn Grace Anonymous Mr Stephen Greenhalgh Mr David and Mrs Vivienne Gregson Mr James and Mrs Susan Gregson Mr Paul Greenwood Mr Michael and Mrs Karen Griffiths Mrs Tracy Grime Miss Nicola Grinstead Mr T Grundy and Miss N Copson Mr J Roger Gould Mr and Mrs C Haighton Mr Jon and Mrs Linda Hainey Mr Matthew, Ms Melanie and Mr Finn Haisley Mr Didier and Mrs Amanda Halford Mr Alexander Hamilton Mr L Neil Hampshire Mr Ansar and Mrs Saadia Hanif Mr Colin Harding Professor Stephen and Mrs Louise Hardy Professor David Hargreaves Dr Saira Harkness Anonymous Mr Harry and Mrs Helen Harper Mr Mark and Mrs Julie Harper Mrs Judith Harrop Miss Lucy Harvey Mr G R and Mrs Z Harwood

Anonymous Anonymous Mrs Eileen Haslett Mr Robert Haworth Mr Joseph and Mrs Tanya Haworth Anonymous Mr Steven and Mrs Paula Hayes Mr J M Heather Mr David Heale Dr Annabel Hesford Mr Andrew Heyes Ms Judith Hibbert Mr Michael and Mrs Janet Higgins Mrs Carolyn Higgins Mr Colin and Mrs Jayne Higham Dr N J Higham and Dr F Tisseur Mr Edward and Mrs Beverley Hill Anonymous Mr Geoffrey Hind Anonymous Miss Pamela Holer Mrs W Holland Mr Michael Holmes Professor R Malcolm Horner Mr Stefan Horsman The Late Dr Roderic Howarth Dr Kathleen Howarth Mr Antony Howcroft Mr Malcolm Howe Mr Nicholas Howson and Ms Esther Harriott Mr Guy and Mrs Sawitree Hughes Mr Robert Hughes (In Memory of Derek Robinson) Mr John Hull Mr David and Mrs Anne Humphreys Mr Peter Humphrey Dr Bhagwant and Mrs Mandy Hundle Mr Robert and Mrs Sharon Hunt Mr Simon and Mrs Emma Louise Hurt Mr Amir Imtiaz and Mrs Annie Akhter Mr Refaqat and Mrs Maham Iqbal Mr Syed and Mrs Zilehuma Iqbal Mr Khurim Iqbal and Mrs Amy Van Der Merwe Mrs Dairne Irwin Mr Nicholas and Mrs Lesley Isherwood Miss Anne Isherwood Professor Roy Jackson FRS Mrs Lisa Jacobs Mr Michael and Mrs Joanne James Mrs Heather Jenkins Dr Fergus Jepson and Dr Sandeep Ranote Mrs Kathleen Johnson Mr Paul Johnson Mr Ian Johnson Mrs Natalie Johnson Anonymous Mr Edgar Jones Dr Lyndon Jones Mrs Maureen Jones Dr Vineet and Dr Vibha Kalhan Mr Sameer Karim Mr Peter and Mrs Susan Kay Anonymous Mr Edward Kenworthy Mr Andrew and Mrs Roiseen Keogh Mr Rasool and Mrs Musarat Khan Mr A Khan and Mrs A Mazher Mr Shehzad and Mrs Tyra Khan Mr Hasib Khan and Mrs Hafsa Hussain Mr Kideer Harwod and Mrs Jane Kideer Dr A Kilgour and Dr C Holme Ms Fiona King Mrs Averell Kingston The Late Mr Roger Kirk Dr Arno Kitts Ms Kathryn Knight Anonymous Mr Duncan and Mrs Lynne Kyle

Mr Sau Jo Matthew and Mrs Siu Bing Yip Lam Mrs Patricia Land Mr Michael and Mrs Joanne Leary Anonymous Mrs Helen Ledger Mr David and Mrs Jennifer Lee Mrs Dorothy Lees-Blakey Mr Brian Leigh-Bramwell Mrs Jennifer Leigh-Mitchell Dr Troy Leese and Mrs Rosemary Leese-Weller Mrs Janet Lever Ms Meriel Lewis Mrs Margaret Lindsay Mr Peter Little OBE Mrs Bryony Littlewood Mr Xiaolin Liu and Mrs Chengyu Chen Mr Xin Liu and Mrs Lin Lang Mr Jonathan Livingstone Mr Ian and Mrs Judith Longthorne Mrs Jeanne Lonnen Mr Simon and Mrs Allison Lord Mr Nicholas Lord Mr Paul and Mrs Joanne Lupton Mr Peter and Mrs Susan Lycholat Mr Alexander Macpherson Mr Paul and Mrs Jane Maher Dr Ramesh Mahimarangaiah and Dr Seelanere Nandini Mr Robin and Dr Ritu Maini Mr Dennis Maitland Mr Yasuhito and Mrs Yuka Makino Dr John Marginson Mrs Eva Marshall Mr L and Mrs R McCabe Mr and Mrs Sharon McCaul Mr Damian and Mrs Louise McGann Mr Mark and Mrs Helen McGinty Mr Andrew McGuinness Mr James and Mrs Natalia McKay Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mrs Susan McNeill Mr Gary and Mrs Victoria Meech Professor Sarah Mercer Mr Keith Middlehurst and Miss Michelle Syers Ms Patricia Milner Dr Sanjay and Dr Archana Mishra Mr Anand Mistry Mr Andrew Mitchell Mr R Mitchell Anonymous Mr David Mohyuddin QC Mr Robert Moores Mrs Katy Morley Mr Thomas and Mrs Rachel Morris Ms Janet Morritt Mrs Vanessa Morrow Mr David and Mrs Kimberley Morton Mr John Moulton Miss Elizabeth Mullenger Mr Feysal and Mrs Shamira Nagi Dr A and Mrs L Nally Dr Subash Nandalan and Mrs Sheeja Nair Dr James and Mrs Anita Ndahiro Mr R H Needham Dr Robert and Mrs Patricia Nelson Mr Peter Nightingale Mr David Nuttall Mr James and Mrs Kathryn Nuttall Mr Jonathan and Mrs Katy Nuttall Mr Joshy O.Varkey and Mrs Beena Varghese Mr Jamie and Mrs Caroline Obank Mr Geoff Ogden Mr Charles Ogden Mr Stuart Ogg and Mrs Diane Spencer-Ogg Dr Penny O’Hara

The Old Boltonians’ Lodge Reverend S Margaret Oldroyd Mr Y Omer and Mrs N Gawl Mr David Openshaw Mr D Openshaw Mr James O’Reilly Mr A Owens Mr Anthony Page Anonymous Miss E Jane Panton Dr Julia Papleacos Mr John Parker Mr Maqbul and Mrs Anisa Patel Mr Ashif and Mrs Fajila Patel Mr and Mrs A G Patel Mr Faruk and Mrs Safura Patel Mr Iqbal and Mrs Noorjehan Patel Anonymous Mr and Mrs Mayoor Patel Mrs Zahida Patel Dr Jocelyn Patel Mr Antony and Dr Kirandeep Peart Mr Simon Pendlebury Mrs Diana Pennington Anonymous Mrs B Peter Mrs Patricia Philp Commander David Pickup Dr David Picton Dr Elizabeth Poskitt Mr David and Mrs Ruth Potter Mr John Powell Mr Craig and Mrs Lisa Price Dr MG and Mrs PM Priestley Mr Robert Prill Mr Alan Prince Mr David Probett Mr Matthew and Mrs Nina Pursey Mr Edward and Mrs Hazel Pursey Mr Abdul and Mrs Shabana Qadeer Anonymous Dr Syed Rahman and Dr Farina Kidwai Dr Satyan Rajbhandari and Mrs Sanita Malla-Rajbhandari Mr Arif and Dr Seema Rajpura Friends of The Late Mr Stephen Ramsden Mr Stuart and Mrs Claire Ramwell Mr John and Mrs Jill Ratcliffe Mr Ivan Rawlins Mr Jeremy and Mrs Jane Rayner Dr Yusra Razzaq Miss Jane Redford Dr N and Mrs L Rhodes Mrs Gill Richards Mr Peter Richards Mr Alan Richardson OBE Mrs Kathleen Ricketts (née Waddicar) Mr and Mrs Philip Riding Anonymous Mr Ian Riley Ms Nicola Riley Mrs Vivien Rink Mr John and Mrs Sally Roberts Mrs Claire Robinson Mr David Robinson Anonymous Mrs Elizabeth Robson Miss Ruth Robson Mrs Emma Rodriguez dos Santos Mrs Sheila Roe Mr Andrew Roscoe Anonymous Mrs Marjorie Rothera Dr Derek Rothwell Dr Simon Rowbottom Mr Stuart and Mrs Mags Ryder Mr Mohammed and Mrs Sofia Saleem Mr M Saleem and Mrs B Kahtoon Mr Martin and Dr Monica Sample Mr and Mrs C Sapra Mr Thomas Sawbridge

Mrs Sheila Sawyer Mr Stephen and Mrs Kathryn Scholefield Anonymous Mr J Norman Scott Mr David Sellwood Mr Kallol Sen Mr Saravanan Shanmuganathan and Dr Easodhavidhya Elango Mr Michael Shaw Mr David Shaw Mr Nigel Sheppard Mr Ross and Mrs Patricia Shine Mr Robert Shipperbottom Dr David Short Mr John Shuttleworth Anonymous Anonymous Professor Nigel Slater Mrs Anne Smith Mr Duncan Smith Mr Roger Smith Mr Paul and Mrs Angela Smith Mr John and Mrs Nissa Smyth Mrs M Sparrow Mr James Speak The Late Dr David Speirs Mrs Heather Spencer Anonymous Mr Andrew and Mrs Charlotte Staal Dr John Stansbie Mr David and Mrs Helen Staveley Anonymous Professor Malcolm Stevens OBE FRS and Mrs Valerie Stevens Mr David Stewart Mr Paul and Mrs Lisa Stiles Dr Alan and Dr Heidi Storey Mr Mark Stringfellow Mr Martin Styan Dr Vinay SudhindraRao and Dr Nanditha Nandakumar Mr Paul and Mrs Lynsey Sudworth Dr Ajit Sukumaran and Ms Rajitha Ajit Mr Peter Suntha Mr and Mrs T J Tanfield Mr Clifford Tasker Mr H Mike Tate Mr Anthony Taylor Dr Carol M Taylor Mr A S Taylor Mr Andrew and Mrs Rachel Taylor Mr Antony Taylor Taylor & Taylor Financial Services Ltd Mr Wayne and Mrs Andrea Taylor Dr Louise Teague Anonymous Mr Martin Thompson Mr Robert Thompson and Ms Mariassunta Sidoli Mr and Mrs J Thompson Mr Richard J Thwaites Anonymous Mr John Tomlinson Miss Jacquelyn Tonge Mrs Sheila Tonge Mr Raymond Travis Anonymous Mrs Kathleen Trustrum Mr Peter and Mrs Pat Turner Mr S C Turner Mr Justin and Mrs Ruth Turner Anonymous Mr Ahmed and Mrs Firoza Vahed Miss Amanda Valentine Mrs Aileen Valentine Mrs Joyce Vickers Dr Pavaladurai and Dr Ampigai Vijayadurai Dr Aashish and Mrs Helen Vyas Mr Martin Wadsworth Mr Tony Wadsworth CBE Mr Carl and Mrs Louise Wakefield

Mr Andrew Walker Mr James Walsh Mr Peter Walker Professor Ian Walsh MBE Mr E and Mrs S Warburton Mrs Gillian Warburton Mr W Ross Warburton MBE Miss Yvonne Warburton Mr George Ward Mr Martyn and Mrs Sacha Warren Mr Nigel Waters Mr Gary and Mrs Gillian Watts Mr Stanley Webster OBE Mr Alistair and Mrs Alison Welsby Mr Mark and Mrs Alison Whitehead Mr Ian and Mrs Cathryn Whitmore Mrs Barbara Wild Mr Martin Dey and Miss S Williams Anonymous Sir Malcolm Williamson Dr Philip Winston Mrs Zonia Wood Mr Stephen Wood Mr James Wood Mr Anthony K Wood Squadron Leader William Wood Ms Helen Woodward Mrs Heather Worthington Mr Michael Worsley Anonymous Anonymous Mr John Yates Anonymous Mr Edward and Mrs Michelle Yearsley Anonymous Anonymous Mrs Catherine Yu Mr F and Mrs M Zahir Mr Hang Zheng Mrs Kathleen Zimak Mr Mohommed Zumla TRUSTS AND FUNDS British Schools and Universities Foundation The Dr Edith Forsyth Scholarship Award The Emmott Foundation The Enid Hargreaves and Philip Hargreaves Memorial Fund The Essen Fund The French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust The George Lancashire Bursary Award The George Lancashire Community Action Award The Leverhulme Trust Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable Trust The Peter Kershaw Trust The Popplewell Scholarship The Raspin Fund The Richard Threlfall Hurst Charitable Trust The Roberts Fund The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust The Scott Trust The Stevens Fund The Stoller Charitable Trust

The Treeside Trust The Williamson Educational Charitable Trust The Zochonis Trust PRIZES - GIRLS’ DIVISION Anonymous Mrs J Booth Mrs Kathryn Critchley Mrs Margaret E Davies (née Walsh) The De Maine Family Mr Michael Dillon Mr Rob Dobson Girls’ Division Parents’ Association Mr Ken Henson Mrs Dorothy Lees-Blakey The Leigh-Bramwell Family The Leverhulme Trust Mrs Livingstone, Mr Jonathan Livingstone and Mrs Lesley Todhunter (née Livingstone) Mrs Deborah Lyon Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE The Old Girls’ Association Mr D Brian Oldroyd Mrs Elsie Peel (née Addison) Mrs B J Porter MBE Mrs Fiona Pratley (née Parks) Dr Barbara Ralphson Miss Jane Redford Mr Ian Riley The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust Alderman Mrs Ryley Mrs Marilou Scott Mr Peter Steele Mr Barry Taziker Mr Derek Vose Mrs Wainwright The Warburton Family PRIZES - BOYS’ DIVISION Mr J Roger Bell His Honour Judge Alan Booth Boys’ Division Parents’ Association Mrs S J Bowden Mr M A Brabbin Mr Andrew Craston Mrs B Crossley The De Maine Family Mr Rob Dobson Mr Steven Jary Mrs M Kendrew Mrs V Lambert Mr C Lane The Leigh-Bramwell Family The Leverhulme Trust Mr Ralf Little Baroness Morris of Bolton OBE The Old Boltonians’ Association The John Popplewell Trust Mr P Riding Mr Ian Riley Mr M M Ryley Councillor James C H Silver Mr J P Simmonds Esq The Tillotson Family Mr H H Wainwright Mr R Waterhouse Mrs Willis

The donors listed above pledged their support, or made a gift to the School, between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, or have remembered the School in their will. Every effort is made to ensure that the Roll of Honour is accurate, and we apologise wholeheartedly if there are any inaccuracies. Please do let the Development Office know if that is the case.

GIVING REPORT 2020 - 21

The Power of a Bursary Place A Bolton School education can have a lifelong impact on a child’s opportunities and ambitions. This summer, 49 members of the Class of 2021 left the School having received bursarial support for their education: • 83% of those bursary recipients received grades marked A*-B in the A Level results published this summer, with 53% of those pupils awarded grades A*-A; • 37 of those bursary pupils left to take up a place at university, including 25 pupils now studying at one of the prestigious Russell Group universities. Popular University Destinations of Bursary Recipients, 2021

“My education at Bolton School has allowed me to realise my talents, develop my self-confidence, and inspired me to achieve success in my future career.” “My time at Bolton School has been incredible: I feel extremely privileged to have been given the opportunity to study here and couldn’t be more grateful to all the donors who made this possible.” Class of 2021 leavers and bursary recipients

Your Support During the 2020-21 academic year, the School community made pledges and gifts totaling £1.16 million. £873,000 was given in support of the Bolton School Bursary Fund, £143,000 was given in support of Hardship Funding, and a further £146,000 was given in support of academic prizes, university scholarships and extra-curricular funding for bursary recipients: • £45,000 was received as a result of the generosity

As a result of this exceptional generosity, last year the

of parents of the departing Class of 2020 pupils,

School spent £3.06m on means-tested bursary assistance

who allowed their child’s deposit to be gifted to

and hardship grants, supporting 346 – one in five – pupils

the Bursary Fund;

across the two Senior Schools. 20% of those bursary

• 184 donors made a regular donation to the Bursary Fund; • £417,000 was donated to the Bursary Fund by Old Boys, Old Girls and Former Staff of the School.

recipients received full-fee remission, equating to 4% of all Senior School pupils. During the 2020-21 academic year, 28 pupils whose families faced financial distress were able to remain at the School after benefiting from Hardship Funding.

GIVING REPORT 2020 - 21

A Lasting Legacy During the 2020-21 academic year, the School received just over £113,000 in legacy gifts from members of the School community who had chosen to remember the School in their will. Two of these bequests were made

Pursuits programme at Cautley. His commitment to the

by Old Boy and former Boys’ Division

School Scout Troop continued throughout his life, acting

teacher Roger Kirk.

as Assistant Scout Master and Group Scout Leader, and

Roger was a pupil in the Boys’ Division

then as a member of the BP Scout Guild.

from 1942 to 1949, having been

In his legacy to the School, Roger made two bequests of

awarded a scholarship to join from

equal value. The first was to the Bursary Fund, to enable

Brandwood School in Deane. During his time at School he

other children to benefit from a Bolton School education;

was a keen Scout, becoming a Patrol and eventually Troop

the second, made directly to the Boys’ Division, will be

Leader, and was appointed as a Monitor in his final year.

used to provide financial support for boys wishing to

After studying Agriculture at Leeds University, Roger had a brief career as a Farm Manager before returning in

attend the annual Saundersfoot Camp for Year 8 pupils, for whom the cost might otherwise be prohibitive.

1958 – at the request of Mr Poskitt – to the Boys’ Division,

These bequests reflect Roger’s lifelong love for the

where he taught full-time until his retirement in 1992.

School, his desire to ensure that subsequent generations

“The epitome of the complete Schoolmaster”, during his almost four decades on the teaching staff Roger taught Mathematics, Science and Careers, amongst other subjects, was both a Blockmaster and Housemaster, founded the School’s coach company and led the School’s fundraising appeal for the Arts Centre. Roger inspired countless pupils with his love of the outdoors, leading School camps to Instow, Saundersfoot and Howick, and pioneering the School’s Outdoor

should have the same opportunity to study here that he himself enjoyed, and his passion for the benefits of outdoor pursuits.

Using Your Donations Responsibly

We are honoured to receive the generous support of so many members of the Bolton School community, and take our responsibilities in the stewardship and management of these gifts seriously:

The Development Office is

• Every donation we receive goes directly to the Bursary Fund - all costs

If you would like to make a

associated with the running of the Development Office are borne entirely

gift to the Bursary Fund, or

by the School;

are considering remembering

• Outside School hours, we use our buildings and facilities to generate

the School in your will, please

income, with any profits from the School’s trading arm, BSSL, and the

contact Laura Firth, Director

School’s Nursery, gifted back to the Bursary Fund annually;

of Development and Alumni

• The School’s Bursary Fund is managed with care by the Governing Body’s Investment Committee, to ensure investment gains are maximised whilst preserving the Fund’s capital for the future; • The School’s Clerk and Treasurer applies a strict formula to calculate the total annual funds available to spend on bursaries, in order to preserve and grow the value of the Fund in an endowment style, thus ensuring financial support remains available to both current and future pupils; • All bursaries are entirely means-tested, awarded via a transparent and rigorous allocations process designed to ensure that financial support reaches those who are the most deserving of it. This allocations process, which includes detailed financial checks and individual interviews, is reviewed annually, and all bursary applications are renewed entirely at the end of Year 11, before a child’s admission to the Sixth Form.

responsible for all fundraising activity in support of the Bolton School Bursary Fund.

Relations, on 01204 434718, or at development@boltonschool.org, who will be happy to discuss with you, in confidence, how you might choose to support the School.

THANK YOU

Bolton School Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA Registered Charity No: 1110703 t. 01204 434718 e. development@boltonschool.org w. www.boltonschool.org

Support the Bolton School Bursary Fund Registered Charity Number: 1110703

BOLTON SCHOOL ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2020-21

ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2015-16

Ian Riley Chairman of the Bolton School Governing Body

Thank You

THANK YOU

Bolton School Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA Registered Charity No: 1110703 t. 01204 434718 e. development@boltonschool.org w. www.boltonschool.org

Support the Bolton School Bursary Fund Registered Charity Number: 1110703

BOLTON SCHOOL ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2020-21

ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 2015-16