Lord's School
Brooklyn, Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 2EF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Zaid Ghanchi
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 105269
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204523731
About this school
Lord's School is an independent school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 23 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lord's School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Lord's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lord's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 36 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 9
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolton Islamic Girls School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
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Birtenshaw College0.5 miles
Other types · Bolton
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Raise Education and Wellbeing School0.8 miles
Special schools · Bolton
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EdStart Schools Bolton0.9 miles
Special schools · Bolton
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Green Fold School1.0 miles
Special schools · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
- Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Independent schools
- Al-Huda Primary School Independent schools
- Bolton Islamic Girls School Independent schools
- Bolton School Boys' Division Independent schools
- Bolton School Girls' Division Independent schools
- Clevelands Prep School Independent schools
- Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Independent schools
- Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre Nursery
- The Orchards Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beacon Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lord's School teach?
- Lord's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lord's School?
- The headteacher of Lord's School is Mr Zaid Ghanchi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lord's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lord's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Lord's School?
- Lord's School has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lord's School full?
- Lord's School has capacity for 50 pupils and 23 on roll (46%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lord's School a faith school?
- No. Lord's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lord's School a selective school?
- No. Lord's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Lord's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4 in 2022/23 and 5.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Lord's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lord's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.