The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

About The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco is a secondary school in Bootle, Sefton, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 532 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted (February 2026). In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 32.2, well below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 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.

19% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 33% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 84 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 12.4%. There are about 18.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 54% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 above.