Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Bolton, Bolton
BL4 0HT
Composite score
51.2

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Bolton, Bolton, Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 901 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 41.0, below the national average of 46. That is down 2.1 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.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy, 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 further down the page.

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#2,382
National rank
#305
In North West
#17
In Bolton
Top 75%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
32%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
16%
EBacc average points score
3.48

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 901 % FSM ever-6 36.3% % EAL 40.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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