St John Bosco Arts College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 104715
- Address
- Storrington Avenue, L11 9DQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1051 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.5%
- Girls
- 98.5%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 82.7%
Other White 6.4%
African 2.9%
Mixed 2.7%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 36 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 78 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 9 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
St John Bosco Arts College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 38
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 8 | 187 0 187 |
| Year 9 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 10 | 170 0 170 |
| Year 11 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 12 | 84 4 80 |
| Year 13 | 78 12 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 29.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 47.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 5.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 66.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 19.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.3% 2.4% |