Any experiences of Bolton Boys' School?
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:55 pm
Hello there. I entered my son for the Bolton Boys' School entrance exam (Senior School) and applied for the bursary. He passed the exam and interview and was offered a place but I was not offered the bursary as all the funds have now been allocated.
At the time of applying I thought that if my son did not get offered the bursary, I would simply forget about Bolton School and let him go to our local comprehensive (which is not at all bad, graded 2 at last Ofsted). However, now he has been offered the place I am finding it difficult to send back the decline form! If he went there it would mean me remortgaging (I am a single parent) and the mortgage repayments would be very steep but I could probably do it cutting back in all other areas.
I would be interested in knowing other people's experiences of Bolton Boys' School. Has anyone on this forum experienced both Bolton School and a state school? Also on top of the fees, what extras can I realistically be expecting to have to pay for?
Thanks for reading.
At the time of applying I thought that if my son did not get offered the bursary, I would simply forget about Bolton School and let him go to our local comprehensive (which is not at all bad, graded 2 at last Ofsted). However, now he has been offered the place I am finding it difficult to send back the decline form! If he went there it would mean me remortgaging (I am a single parent) and the mortgage repayments would be very steep but I could probably do it cutting back in all other areas.
I would be interested in knowing other people's experiences of Bolton Boys' School. Has anyone on this forum experienced both Bolton School and a state school? Also on top of the fees, what extras can I realistically be expecting to have to pay for?
Thanks for reading.