St Joseph's RC High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105262
- Address
- Sefton Lane, Horwich, BL6 6HW
- Website
- www.stjosephsbolton.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1051 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
White British 77%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 4.3%
African 3%
Indian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.99
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 203 |
Admissions
St Joseph's RC High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 212
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 225
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 72
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 26
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 103 112 |
| Year 8 | 212 105 107 |
| Year 9 | 208 116 92 |
| Year 10 | 208 109 99 |
| Year 11 | 208 110 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.9% 3.0% |