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<p>The government is committed to offering parents and children a diverse education
system consisting of a wide variety of schools and this includes faith schools. Within
Bolton South East, 24 of the 47 primary and secondary schools are not designated as
faith schools.</p><p>The vast majority of parents are offered a place at a school
of their choice. For the Bolton local authority, in 2021, 97.6% of parents received
an offer from one of their top three choices of primary school, while 94.4 % received
an offer from one of their top three choices of secondary school.</p><p>Faith schools
have played an important role in our education system for many years and are popular
with parents. They have a strong track record of delivering excellent education and
achieving high standards and, on average, perform better than non-faith schools. These
schools, like all other schools, play a vital role in promoting integration and supporting
pupils to understand different faiths and communities.</p><p>Although faith schools
have greater freedom to maintain their religious ethos, they remain subject to the
same obligations as other state funded schools to promote community cohesion and integration,
and to teach a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p>
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