Sharples School

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Sharples School
Location
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road

Sharples

Bolton
,
Greater Manchester
,
BL1 8SN

England
Coordinates 53°36′26″N2°25′28″W / 53.60733°N 2.42456°W / 53.60733; -2.42456
Information
Type Academy
Established1974 (1974)
Local authority Bolton Council
Department for Education URN 142232 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherCaroline Molyneux
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Website http://www.sharplesschool.co.uk/

Sharples School is a co-ed secondary school located in the Sharples area of Bolton (North West of Manchester) in the county of Greater Manchester. [1]

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Established in 1974, the School celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014 and its 50th in 2024. [2]

Previously a community school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, in June 2016, Sharples School converted to academy status. The school continues to coordinate with Bolton Council after gaining academy status.

Sharples School offers GCSEs, BTECs and the CiDA as programmes of study for pupils. The school also has a specialism in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "Sharples School". sharplesschool.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Ruby date for school". The Bolton News.
  3. ↑ Dibbits, Kat (23 February 2009). "Nicholas' Exchange "homecoming"". The Bolton News . Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.


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