Bolton St Catherine's Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Sept 28 2022 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
28.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.5%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsWell above average4.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award15
Sports StudiesTechnical Award16
TourismTechnical Award64
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award22
Art & DesignGCSE26
BiologyGCSE3
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE3
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
84.3%
86.5%
Further education
58.0%
44.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
2.0%
16.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
14.0%
22.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
15.0%
6.4%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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