Clevelands Prep School
425 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 5DH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Critchley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 105270
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204843898
About this school
Clevelands Prep School is an independent school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Clevelands Prep 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
Clevelands Prep School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1962, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Clevelands Prep 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
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
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rumworth School0.8 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Bolton School Infant & Nursery School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Bolton School Girls' Division0.9 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Bolton School Boys' Division1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bolton
-
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah1.2 miles
Independent 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
- Lord's 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 Clevelands Prep School teach?
- Clevelands Prep School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Clevelands Prep School?
- The headteacher of Clevelands Prep School is Mrs Dawn Critchley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clevelands Prep School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Clevelands Prep 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 Clevelands Prep School?
- Clevelands Prep School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Clevelands Prep School full?
- Clevelands Prep School has capacity for 200 pupils and 126 on roll (63%), 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 Clevelands Prep School a faith school?
- No. Clevelands Prep School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clevelands Prep School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Clevelands Prep School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.