Bolton St Catherine's Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 145314
- Address
- Stitch MI Lane, BL2 4HU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1051 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.5%
White British 67.6%
African 9.2%
Other White 7%
Mixed 4.4%
Pakistani 3.4%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other Black 1%
Indian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.9
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsWell above average4.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 55 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
Admissions
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 6 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 5 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 35 15 20 |
| Year 1 | 38 18 20 |
| Year 2 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 5 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 6 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 7 | 166 87 79 |
| Year 8 | 145 86 59 |
| Year 9 | 138 77 61 |
| Year 10 | 143 78 65 |
| Year 11 | 143 73 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.3% 86.0% |
Further education | 49.0% 43.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 14.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 23.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.3% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 6.8% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |