The Brooklyn, Green Lane, Bolton, Lancashire BL3 2EF
10 reasons to choose Lord's Preparatory School
Top line
Lord’s Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bolton and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Lord’s Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Lord’s Independent School, an all-through school to age 16. Lord’s Preparatory School fees are £1,600 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Lord’s Preparatory School is a very small school, with one mixed-age class, and an average class size of 15.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Lord’s Preparatory School pupils move up to the senior school.
The Lord's Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. There is an emphasis on Christian social morality. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Some peripatetic specialist teaching.
Sport at Lord's Preparatory School
School offers PE and a small range of sports. The emphasis is on fitness, exercise and health.
The Arts at Lord's Preparatory School
Art, music and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.30am to 3.00pm though after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near Lord's Preparatory School
Bolton School Junior Boys’ (1.8 miles); Bolton School Junior Girls’ (1.9 miles); Clevelands Preparatory School (2.5 miles).
Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); Highfield Primary School, Farnworth (0.9 miles); Sunning Hill Primary School (0.9 miles).
Lord’s Independent School (0 miles); Bolton School Boys’ Division (1.8 miles); Bolton School Girls’ Division (1.9 miles).
Bolton Muslim Girls School (2 miles); Canon Slade CofE School (3.1 miles); St Joseph’s RC High School and Sports College (3.6 miles).