Bolton School

E238296

charitable organization day school independent school

Bolton School is a prestigious independent day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, known for its long history and notable alumni.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Bolton School canonical	2
Board of Governors of Bolton School	1
Bolton School Boys’ Division	1
Bolton School Foundation	1
Bolton School Girls’ Division	1
Bolton School Infant School	1
Bolton School Junior School	1
Bolton School Nursery	1
Old Boltonians’ Association	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2138113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bolton School
Context triple: [Ian McKellen, educatedAt, Bolton School]

A. West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
B. Holton Park Girls' Grammar School
Holton Park Girls' Grammar School was a former girls' grammar school in Oxfordshire, England, best known as part of the early education of future UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
C. Pocklington School
Pocklington School is an independent day and boarding school in Yorkshire, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist William Wilberforce.
D. Paton School
Paton School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
E. Bow Memorial School
Bow Memorial School is the public middle school serving students in the town of Bow, New Hampshire.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bolton School
Target entity description: Bolton School is a prestigious independent day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, known for its long history and notable alumni.

A. West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
B. Holton Park Girls' Grammar School
Holton Park Girls' Grammar School was a former girls' grammar school in Oxfordshire, England, best known as part of the early education of future UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
C. Pocklington School
Pocklington School is an independent day and boarding school in Yorkshire, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist William Wilberforce.
D. Paton School
Paton School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
E. Bow Memorial School
Bow Memorial School is the public middle school serving students in the town of Bow, New Hampshire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charitable organization ⓘ day school ⓘ independent school ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
genderAdmission	single-sex education ⓘ
governedBy	Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Board of Governors of Bolton School
hasAgeRange	3–18 years ⓘ
hasAlumniOrganization	Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Boltonians’ Association
hasCampusType	urban campus ⓘ
hasCharityStatus	registered charity in England and Wales ⓘ
hasDivision	Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolton School Boys’ Division Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolton School Girls’ Division Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolton School Infant School Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolton School Junior School Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolton School Nursery
hasFacilities	library ⓘ music department ⓘ science laboratories ⓘ sports fields ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ theatre ⓘ
hasHouseSystem	true ⓘ
hasInspectionBody	Independent Schools Inspectorate ⓘ
hasMotto	Mutare vel timere sperno ⓘ
hasMottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	Baroness Trish Morris ⓘ Jonas Armstrong ⓘ Mark Radcliffe ⓘ Nigel Short ⓘ Sir Arthur Rostron ⓘ Sir Ernest Ryder ⓘ Sir Geoffrey Jackson ⓘ Harry Kroto ⓘ surface form: Sir Harry Kroto Ian McKellen ⓘ surface form: Sir Ian McKellen Sir John Reith’s family connections ⓘ Sir Philip Craven ⓘ Sir William Edge ⓘ
hasReputation	prestigious independent school in the North West of England ⓘ
hasType	selective school ⓘ
isCoordinatedWith	Bolton School self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolton School Foundation
isFeePaying	true ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Bolton ⓘ England ⓘ Greater Manchester ⓘ
offersEducationLevel	primary education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ sixth form education ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	non-denominational ⓘ
schoolCategory	independent day school ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ian McKellen → educatedAt → Bolton School ⓘ

McKellen → educatedAt → Bolton School ⓘ

subject surface form: Ian McKellen