CONTINUING SUPPORT

In 2022, the School celebrates the 25th anniversary of its bursary A Bolton School education scheme, launched in response to the Government’s withdrawal of Assisted can have a lifelong impact Places in 1997. on a child’s opportunities Since then – thanks to the generosity and ambitions. of our supporters – just over 2,000 This summer, 49 members of the young people have been awarded a bursary place to study here on Chorley Class of 2021 left the School having New Road, making the most of every received bursarial support for their opportunity that the School has to offer education: before heading out into the world to • make a difference for good. 83% of those bursary recipients received grades marked A*-B in

During the 2020-21 academic year, the School received gifts totalling £873,000 the A Level results published this for the Bursary Fund and a further summer, with 53% of those pupils £143,000 for hardship funding. As a awarded grades A*-A; • result of this exceptional generosity, last year the School spent £3.06m on 37 of those bursary pupils left means-tested bursary assistance and to take up a place at university, hardship grants, supporting 346 – including 25 pupils now studying one in five – of pupils across the two at one of the prestigious Russell

Senior Schools. 20% of those bursary Group universities. recipients received full-fee remission, a total equating to 4% of all Senior

Schools pupils.

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

Last summer, 49 members of the Class of 2021 left the School having received bursarial support for their education, 37 of whom left to take up a place at university. 83% of those bursary recipients received A*-B grades in their A Level results, with 53% of those pupils awarded grades A*-A. “Being in a thriving environment, surrounded by friendly and supportive staff and peers, where I have made life-lasting connections and been challenged intellectually, has been one of the greatest rewards of my bursary place. 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.”

Girls’ Division Class of 2021 leaver and bursary recipient The Governors remain committed to ensuring that any child with talent and ability should be able to achieve their full potential here, through the support of our bursary scheme. Our long-standing ambition is that, by 2030, Support the the Bursary Fund will be in a position support for one in three pupils in the to provide financial Boys’ and Girls’ Bolton School Divisions, replicating the provision enjoyed at the peak of Bursary Fund the Direct Grant scheme. We know that, for many donors, their support for the Bursary Fund is a recognition of the foundation the Registered Charity Number: 1110703 School provided for their own success in later life. Their unflinching generosity enables us to ensure that the ladder of social mobility remains in good repair for the next generation of Boltonians, expanding their ambitions in the same way that a Direct Grant or Assisted Place did for those who went before them. We are incredibly grateful to each of our supporters, whose steadfast generosity throughout the past two years has meant that our bursary scheme could continue uninterrupted, despite the challenges of the pandemic. In September 2021, 48 Year 7 pupils and 12 Year 12 pupils were able to join the Foundation after taking up a bursary place which would not have existed without the support of our donors. If you would like to offer that same opportunity to the Boltonians of the future, we would welcome your support. Whether you choose to make a one-off gift, set up a regular donation or remember the School in your will, you will help us to transform the lives of young people living locally. To find out more about how to support the Bursary Fund, simply scan the QR code (left). Should you wish to discuss your intentions in more detail, Laura Firth, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, can be contacted on 01204 434718, or at development@boltonschool.org. ANNUAL GIVING REPORT