Continuing Support

Since then – thanks to the generosity of our and ambitions. supporters – just over 2,000 young people have been awarded a bursary place to study here on This summer, 49 members of the Chorley New Road, making the most of every Class of 2021 left the School having opportunity that the School has to offer before received bursarial support for their heading out into the world to make a difference education: for good. • 83% of those bursary recipients During the 2020-21 academic year, the School received grades marked A*-B in received gifts totalling £873,000 for the Bursary the A Level results published this Fund and a further £143,000 for hardship funding. summer, with 53% of those pupils As a result of this exceptional generosity, last year the School spent £3.06m on means-tested bursary awarded grades A*-A; assistance and hardship grants, supporting 346 • 37 of those bursary pupils left – one in five – of pupils across the two Senior to take up a place at university, Schools. 20% of those bursary recipients received including 25 pupils now studying full-fee remission, a total equating to 4% of all Senior Schools pupils.at one of the prestigious Russell Group universities. 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.

“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

Boys’ 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, 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. We know that, for many donors, their support for the Bursary Fund is a recognition of the foundation the 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 Bolton School Bolton School us to transform the lives of young people living locally. To find out more about how to support the Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA Bursary Fund, simply scan the QR code left. Should you wish to discuss your intentions Registered Charity No: 1110703 Registered Charity No: 1110703 in more detail, Laura Firth, Director of 01204 434718 e. 01204 434718 e. development@boltonschool.org development@boltonschool.org Development and Alumni Relations, can be contacted on 01204 434718, or at www.boltonschool.org www.boltonschool.org development@boltonschool.org.