Bolton School girls named as one of the best in the North West

Today the top performing schools in the Northwest are revealed in Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022.

Bolton School girls' division is placed sixth in the table of top 10 independent schools in the North West ranked by their examination results from 2017-19.

Results show that the 80.6 per cent of students achieved A*to B grades in their A-levels, with 66.3 per cent pupils achieving the top GCSE results in their subjects.

Lynne Kyle, Head of Bolton School girls’ division, said: ‘It is really pleasing to see us do so well in the Parent Power guide and is a testament to how hard our girls work and to the dedication of their committed, experienced and highly qualified teachers.

"Whilst the table reflects our academic success, our girls leave as self-assured and rounded individuals, having enjoyed a wide range of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, which enable them to reach their full potential."

Head of the Bolton School Foundation, Philip Britton, added: "The position in the table is particularly pleasing because we know that behind the stats are so many individual success stories. "Our focus on delivering social mobility through offering bursaries to those that need them means that many of these results will be life-changing as young people become the first in their family to progress to university and to subsequent high-flying careers."

Overall the school is ranked 113 nationally.

Top of the regional table is Withington Girls' School in Manchester, with the table dominated by schools across Greater Manchester.

Alastair McCall, editor of Parent Power, said: “The need for clarity about school examination performance has never been greater after two years of teacher assessed grades, during which for completely understandable reasons, the numbers of top grades increased dramatically.

“We felt it was important to go back to the last sets of moderated public examination outcomes from 2019, 2018 and 2017 to get the most accurate and current view of school academic achievement.

"By taking a three-year average, we mitigated against relatively poor performance in a one-off year."

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-uk-schools-guide-parent-power-tr95xdztg