The Sixth Form Bolton

The Sixth Form Bolton As the only Sixth Form College in Bolton, we specialise in 16-19 education, offering you a wide range of A Levels and Professional Vocational courses.

🎯 at The Sixth Form Bolton
💫Mature and Purposeful 16-19 learning environment
📍Bolton town centre location
👇Visit our website and learn more about our A Level, Vocational and Mixed programmes For those students who achieve over 6 GCSEs at grade 7 or above, there is the opportunity to join the our specialist Honours Programme. If you have a keen interest in sport, you will als

o have the additional opportunity to apply for one of our excellent sports academies. This will run alongside your academic classes. We also encourage you to take advantage of additional courses or qualifications from our wide enrichment programme, all of which will add to the enjoyment of your life at The Sixth Form. Why Choose The Sixth Form Bolton? You will be joining a vibrant Sixth Form in Bolton Town Centre. Our campus is an excellent place of study and we have worked especially hard to make sure that you have the most up to date facilities that you deserve, including: Specialist science labs, photographic studios, professional standard sporting facilities, dance studio, theatres and music studio. We are also expanding our Sixth Form so that we can welcome in more students and provide you with even more facilities which includes: a new restaurant, a new Gym and more social space for you to enjoy. As a student at The Sixth Form Bolton, we want you to reach your full potential and will support you both with your studies and through our strong Learning Mentor and pastoral care system. We believe in the power of education to change lives for the better; your future is assured with us and we will provide you with the next step on the ladder after school, leading to university or employment. The majority of our students currently progress to higher education and university. We very much look forward to meeting you at one of our open days and welcoming you to The Sixth Form Bolton.

18/03/2026

🌎🚮It's Global Recycling Day!🚮🌎

At B6 we're committed to recycling. Not sure where to put your rubbish in our recycling areas? Watch this video to find out 👉

✨ The Power of Resilience with Gulnaz Brennan ✨A huge thank you to Gulnaz Brennan for joining our Student Leadership Pro...
17/03/2026

✨ The Power of Resilience with Gulnaz Brennan ✨

A huge thank you to Gulnaz Brennan for joining our Student Leadership Programme today. Gulnaz shared her powerful life experiences with us, including how her original Plan A didn’t work out, and how she went on to build a remarkable Plan B Resilience Plan that has now grown into a globally recognised institution - She Inspires ❤️

Her honesty, energy, and drive made for an incredibly motivating session. It was a message we all needed to hear: a reminder that setbacks can be the start of something even greater.

Thank you, Gulnaz, for empowering our students with your story and your strength. 🌟

🧠👩‍🔬Aspiring to STEM Dementia Research Talk👩‍🔬 🧠To wrap up British Science Week and this year’s theme “Curiosity…what’s ...
13/03/2026

🧠👩‍🔬Aspiring to STEM Dementia Research Talk👩‍🔬 🧠

To wrap up British Science Week and this year’s theme “Curiosity…what’s your question?”, our Aspiring to STEM Programme was delighted to welcome Dr Rebecca Williams from the University of Cambridge for an inspiring talk on dementia research.

Students explored:

🧠 What dementia is and how it can affect memory, behaviour, and perception
🧩 The different types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, Vascular, Lewy Body, and Frontotemporal dementia
🔬 How scientists research dementia, from studying genetics and the brain to understanding environmental influences
👩‍🔬 The journey into science — from GCSEs and A-levels through to a PhD and a career in neuroscience research

Through real clinical case studies, students saw how symptoms can appear in different ways and how researchers and clinicians work together to understand and diagnose these complex conditions.

Dr Williams also shared why curiosity is at the heart of science — the drive to ask questions, explore ideas, and ultimately help improve people’s lives through research.

A huge thank you to Dr Williams for an engaging and thought-provoking session that encouraged our students to keep asking questions and exploring the world of STEM.

🥽✨Aspiring to STEM VR Session✨🥽Aspiring to STEM at The Sixth Form Bolton recently hosted an incredible Virtual Reality l...
12/03/2026

🥽✨Aspiring to STEM VR Session✨🥽

Aspiring to STEM at The Sixth Form Bolton recently hosted an incredible Virtual Reality learning experience for our students!

Across two different sessions, 80 students took part in 4 hours of interactive VR learning and exploration. From investigating tropical diseases like malaria to exploring the science behind X-rays and medical physics, students had the chance to step inside realistic scenarios and apply their knowledge in a completely new way.

The immersive experience allowed students to move beyond the classroom — diagnosing virtual patients, exploring medical environments, and understanding complex scientific concepts through hands-on interaction.

A huge thank you to everyone involved in making the sessions such a success, especially Dr Alana Matthews who ran these sessions for us. It was inspiring to see so many students engaging with STEM in such an innovative way. 🚀

11/03/2026

Conservation Trip to 🦋🐍🐒

We had a fantastic day at Chester Zoo learning all about conservation and seeing the animals. This is part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental education 🌱

📰14 additional students at The Sixth Form Bolton have qualified as Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAider®)📰Mental Health ...
11/03/2026

📰14 additional students at The Sixth Form Bolton have qualified as Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAider®)📰

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. Sarah Ball, our assistant principal, is a qualified MHFA Adult trainer so offers this course to all of our students and staff regularly each academic year.

MHFA doesn’t teach us to be a therapist, but it teaches us to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and potentially stop a crisis from happening.

The students learnt to recognise warning signs of mental ill health and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone whilst keeping themselves safe.

Each of them learnt how to empower someone to access the support they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This included self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through their GP, their school or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and much more.

What’s more, they also gained an understanding of how to support positive wellbeing and tackle stigma in the world around us.

By becoming an MHFAider® with Mental Health First Aid England, they all have access to continuous support – well beyond their initial certification – so we have a large team of confident, empowered and motivated students to carry out their MFHA roles.

A huge congratulations to all of our MHFAider®s, they have achieved a fantastic qualification that will help and support themselves personally as well as friends, family, peers and colleagues.

🌟Next Steps Careers Fair🌟A huge thank you to all of the organisations who came to support with our Next Steps careers fa...
10/03/2026

🌟Next Steps Careers Fair🌟

A huge thank you to all of the organisations who came to support with our Next Steps careers fair last week. The event was aimed at second-year students who are hoping to enter the world of employment after finishing their studies at The Sixth Form Bolton.

🎉We're finalists!🎉We're excited to share that we have been shortlisted for two awards at this year's prestigious Educate...
10/03/2026

🎉We're finalists!🎉

We're excited to share that we have been shortlisted for two awards at this year's prestigious Educate North Awards!

Our trailblazing Policing Academy has been shortlisted for the Student Experience Award and we're finalists in the Sustainable Green Initiative category for our fantastic Sustainability.

We’re excited to be attending again this year on 7 May and celebrating the amazing work happening across the sector.

🌟National Careers Week I Volunteering in Bolton🌟This week has been and we've been highlighting the many benefits of vo...
06/03/2026

🌟National Careers Week I Volunteering in Bolton🌟

This week has been and we've been highlighting the many benefits of volunteering. Not only can volunteering enhance our students' personal development, but it can also provide career and employment advantages and academic and university application benefits.

A huge thank you to representatives from Age UK Bolton, Bolton CVS and Crescent Foodbank for visiting and sharing their opportunities

06/03/2026

Huge Congratulations to second-year student, Max, who's just secured a part-time job as Health Care Assistant at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Max studies Health & Social Care, Public Services and Photography at The Sixth Form and this part time role will help him to stand out in his application for Paramedic Science at University.

🌟Sixth Form Bolton Celebrates Cambridge Offer for Honours Programme 🌟StudentHuge congratulations to our second-year stud...
05/03/2026

🌟Sixth Form Bolton Celebrates Cambridge Offer for Honours Programme 🌟Student

Huge congratulations to our second-year student, Hamdan who was thrilled to discover that he has received an offer to study at the University of Cambridge recently.

Hamdan Nasir, who joined us from Harper Green School, studies A Level Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Physics, alongside the Honours Programme and the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). He has received an offer from Homerton College, Cambridge University of Cambridge to study Natural Sciences.



Full story: https://www.bolton-sfc.ac.uk/news-and-dates/latest-news/sixth-form-bolton-celebrates-cambridge-offer-for-honours-programme-student/

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Why choose us?

We are the only specialist sixth form in the town, our subject specialist teachers only concentrate on programmes for 16-19 year olds.

Our state-of-the-art town centre campus provides students with the very best specialist facilities to support their chosen programme of study. The Sixth Form has a culture of high aspirations and expectations; we are very proud of our students and their exceptional levels of achievement and progression.

As a student at The Sixth Form Bolton, we put you at the heart of everything we do. Our staff are committed to ensuring that you achieve your potential – and more! Enrol with us and you will be joining one of the highest performing sixth forms in the North West of England.

We will support and guide you to achieve the best qualifications and experiences you can to ensure that you are well prepared to move on to university or employment. You will benefit from high quality teaching and outstanding student support. We also offer an extensive enrichment programme that will enable you to widen your sixth form experience through a broad range of activities. For those students who achieve grades 7, 8 or 9 at GCSE Level, there is the opportunity to join our specialist Honours Programme. For those students who wish to pursue a science-based career and will be achieving a minimum of five or more GCSEs at grades 7, 8 or 9 (including two science subjects) you will have the opportunity to apply for our Science Academy. If you have a keen interest in sport, we also have the additional opportunity to apply for one of our excellent sports academies. This will run alongside your academic classes. We want you to reach your full potential and will support you both with your studies and through our strong Learning Mentor and pastoral care system. We believe in the power of education to change lives for the better; your future is assured with us and we will provide you with the next step on the ladder after school, leading to university or employment. The majority of our students currently progress to higher education and university. We very much look forward to meeting you at one of our open days and welcoming you to The Sixth Form Bolton.