Established 2004 Phone +44 1204 669332 Founded 2004 | Ages 5–16 Founder Michael Ruaux | |
Closed 12 December 2014 (2014-12-12) Location Horwich
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom Address Knowle House, Rivington Ln, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7RX, United Kingdom Similar Bolton School, Clevelands Nursery and Prep, Rivington and Blackrod, Lever Park School, Rivington Foundation Primary S | ||
Rivington Park Independent School was a private school located in Horwich, Greater Manchester that closed in 2014. It was founded in 2004 by Michael Ruaux, whose daughter, Emily, is a nationally ranked fencer. Ruaux also founded Rivington Park Fencing Club, which continues to operate.
The school provided day-school education for children aged five to sixteen. The school had nearly closed in 2009 but was rescued by injection of funds from parents. The school also offered GCSE and BTEC courses for senior pupils and had plans to provide A-Level courses for sixth form pupils as well as boarding provision in what had been the school's nursery. The nursery closed down following an adverse Ofsted report published on 3 January 14 prompted by "concern raised with Ofsted regarding child ratios, supervision and the effectiveness of the key person system". The rest of the school closed without warning to staff or parents on 12 December 2014 at which time it had about 35 pupils on roll.
The chair of the governors was Hon. Lady Dunphy, whose children also attended the school, and pupils paid £3590 per term.