We are the only specialist Sixth Form in the town and the largest provider of academic studies in the borough.
We are officially rated Good by Ofsted and have a strong reputation for academic quality, student support, and successful progression.
We specialise exclusively in education for students aged 16–19, enabling our teachers to focus on delivering high-quality academic, vocational, and mixed programmes that meet a wide range of interests and aspirations. Our town centre campus provides excellent, modern facilities and a convenient location that supports both learning and independence.
Students are at the heart of everything we do. We offer personalised pastoral support, ensuring each learner is known, supported, and guided throughout their time with us.
Second-year students at The Sixth Form Bolton have recently begun hearing back from their university applications, with several receiving offers to study Medicine and Veterinary Science. Anya Patel, a former Sharples School pupil who studies A Level Biology, Chemistry and Psychology alongside the Honours Programme with EPQ and Core Maths, was delighted to receive an offer from the University of Nottingham to study Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
Second-year students at The Sixth Form Bolton have been delighted to begin receiving responses to their university applications, with many securing offers from highly prestigious institutions. Ailsa Fox, a former Darwen Aldridge Community Academy student, who studies A Level Biology, Chemistry and Psychology alongside the Honours Programme and an Extended Project Qualification at The Sixth Form, has secured an offer from Wadham College at the University of Oxford to study Biochemistry.
Earlier this term, two members of staff from The Sixth Form Bolton represented the college at Bett 2026 in London.
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