Bolton Wanderers Free School

Bolton Wanderers Free School was a free school sixth form located in the area of Lostock of Bolton, in the English County of Greater Manchester.[1] The sixth form was established by Bolton Wanderers Football Club through the (not for profit) Eddie Davies Education Trust. The sixth form was located in the University of Bolton Stadium; the home stadium of the club.[2] Emile Heskey visited the school in May 2015.[3]

Bolton Wanderers Free School
Address
University of Bolton Stadium
Burnden Way

Lostock

Bolton
,
Greater Manchester
,
BL6 6JW

England
Coordinates53.5807°N 2.5368°W / 53.5807; -2.5368
Information
TypeFree school sixth form
EstablishedJune 2014 (June 2014)
ClosedJuly 2017 (July 2017)
Local authorityBolton Council
GenderMixed
Age16 to 19

It was initially set to have expanded by September 2017, when the new facility was intended to have opened.[4] The school was initially set for four hundred students aged 16 to 19, and was to be built alongside the Reebok Stadium, and was expected to be completed in 2016, as announced in June 2014.[5] It was reported to have charged “failing free school £600,000 in rent” in March 2017, which led to its impending closure.[6]

Bolton Wanderers Free School offered vocational sixth form courses in the areas of Sports, Health & Social Care, Business, Public Services and Childcare.[7] Courses offered include BTECs at Level 1, 2 and 3.[8] Bolton Wanderers Free School closed in July 2017, as a result of low pupil numbers, which led the school's trustees to deem it “not financially viable”.[9]

The school had a deficit of “more than £380,000” when it shut its doors, accounts revealed in June 2018, one year after the closure.[10] The closure of the school was announced in March 2017.[11][12]

References
  1. "Bolton Wanderers Free School (16–19)". Bolton Wanderers Free School (16-19). Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. "Who we are". Bolton Wanderers Free School (16–19). Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. "On camera: Emile Heskey visits Bolton Wanderers Free School". bwfc.co.uk. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. "Bolton Wanderers free school to expand". newschoolsnetwork.org. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. "Bolton Wanderers to open free school as part of £100m plan". bbc.co.uk. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. "Bolton Wanderers 'charged failing free school £600,000 in rent'". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. "Behind the scenes at Bolton Wanderers Free School — where pupils have lessons overlooking the pitch at the Macron Stadium". theboltonnews.co.uk. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. "Courses". Bolton Wanderers Free School (16–19). Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. "Bolton Wanderers Free School 'not financially viable'". BBC. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. "Revealed: Bolton Wanderers Free School's £380k deficit". schoolsweek.co.uk. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. "Bolton Wanderers Free School to close". theboltonnews.co.uk. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  12. "Bolton Wanderers Free School which will close just three years after opening owes Government nearly half-a-million pounds". theboltonnews.co.uk. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2020.


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