St John Bosco Arts College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 8 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
- 1063 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 1.9%
- Girls
- 98.1%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 83%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 2.9%
African 2.9%
Other Black 1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.43
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 26 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 68 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 6 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
St John Bosco Arts College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 50
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 0 187 |
| Year 8 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 9 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 10 | 175 0 175 |
| Year 11 | 172 0 172 |
| Year 12 | 79 11 68 |
| Year 13 | 94 9 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 30.0% 27.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 51.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 4.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 7.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 69.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 25.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 2.2% |