Welcome to
The Bolsover School
Our Vision.
With the community at its heart; supported by traditional values and a strong outlook, The Bolsover School sets high aspirations for all students, enabling individuals to fulfill their potential within our dynamic 21st century society.
Year 6 Transition
A warm welcome to all of our prospective new students; we have a number of events planned in order to make the move from primary school as smooth as possible:
Parents' Information Evening
This will be held in the Sports Hall at 6pm on Tuesday June 26th 2012
Student Transfer Day
This is for all incoming year 6 students and will be held on Wednesday June 27th 2012
Additional Student Transfer Day
Each primary school is coming along for an additional day in school as follows:
Arkwright, Duckmanton, New Bolsover and Brockley Primary Schools – Tuesday July 3rd
Bolsover Church of England Primary School – Thursday 5th July
Bramley Vale, Palterton, Scarcliffe and all other incoming primary schools – Wednesday 11th July.
Uniform Purchasing Evenings
There are three evenings where you can come along and purchase school uniform:
Thursday 24th May 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm
Wednesday 30th May 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm
Tuesday 12th June 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm
Parents Information Evening Tuesday 26th June:
Incoming students are expected to attend this event where they will find out which registration form group they will be allocated to.
Student Intake Day Wednesday 27th June.
All incoming year 6 students should visit the school on this day and wear their current school uniform. They will experience a full day of secondary school education across the curriculum. Please bring PE kit.
Travel to and from the school is the responsibility of individual families. Buses run from Arkwright, Duckmanton, Palterton, Bramley Vale, Doe Lea, Glapwell and Shuttlewood. For a current timetable of all of the school buses that serve the school please click here. Please be aware that a charge is made for using the bus, the exact fare will be published here once this has been confirmed with the relevant bus companies.
School begins at 8:30am and finishes at 3pm. Students are permitted to bring their own school lunch or to access the provision here. A full school meal comprising of a main dish, a dessert and a drink costs £2.25. Students who are eligible for Free Schools Meals will be entitled to the same here.
If you have any further information regarding this day please do not hesitate to contact us here at the Bolsover School.
Headteacher's Blog
Easter Blog 2012
I am as pleased as most to see the end of another winter and herald the arrival of spring. No more anxiety over the forecast of snow and the inevitable decision on school closure which will suit 50% of the community and annoy the other 50%. Spring sees the beginning of the examination period, be [...]
Read MoreSchool Library?
Our School library is so much more than a place for books so we call it the Learning Resources Centre (LRC). We are open daily and have over 7000 items for students to use.
In the Careers Resources section we have information that will help our students make the right choices for their futures.
To help with homework we run an after-school Homework Club every day except Friday from 3:00pm until 4:25pm.
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