St Joseph's RC High School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Bolton, Bolton
BL6 6HW
Composite score
56.0

School overview

St Joseph's RC High School is a secondary school serving Bolton, Bolton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 1,051 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 44.8, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 1.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 70% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Joseph's RC High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,747
National rank
#207
In North West
#12
In Bolton
Top 55%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
50%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
70%
% EBacc grade 5+
17%
EBacc average points score
3.99

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,051 % FSM ever-6 22.3% % EAL 18.5% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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