Clevelands Prep School
Clevelands Prep School is an independent school in Bolton for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 126 pupils and room for 200.
425 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 5DH01204 843898clevelandsprepschool.co.ukMrs Dawn Critchley headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bolton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 126 | 159 | 126 | 142 | 147 | 143 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 3% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markland Hill Primary School | Council | 680 m | 315 | No overall grade 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Ladybridge Community Primary School | Council | 970 m | 359 | Report card 2026 | 48 | Compare |
| St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 199 | Good 2022 | 68 | Compare |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 410 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| Beaumont Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 220 | No overall grade 2025 | 98 | Compare |
| Lostock Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 213 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Devonshire Road Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 415 | Good 2022 | 67 | Compare |
| Rumworth School | Council | 0.8 miles | 361 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Clevelands Prep School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Clevelands Prep School yet.
How many pupils does Clevelands Prep School have?
126 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 200 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 425 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 5DH
- Telephone
- 01204 843898
- Website
- www.clevelandsprepschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Critchley
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 4 June 1962
- URN
- 105270 · LAESTAB 3506011 · UKPRN 10077577
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.