Sharples SchoolCanon Slade School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bolton.
Summary of the comparison
Sharples School and Canon Slade School are secondary schools in Bolton.
Sharples School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Canon Slade School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sharples School is ahead on our composite score.
Sharples School was judged Good and Canon Slade School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.6 for Sharples School and 53.9 for Canon Slade School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Sharples School (56.1 in 2021-22, 55.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Canon Slade School (56.0 in 2021-22, 53.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BoltonSharples School | BoltonCanon Slade School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 20 in Bolton Stronger figure | 5th of 20 in Bolton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,218 | 1,747 | |
| Capacity | 1,080 | 1,800 | |
| Location | Bolton, BL1 8SN | Bolton, BL2 3BP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.6 Stronger figure | 53.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.9% Stronger figure | 57.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82.2% | 83.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.1% Stronger figure | 28.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 Stronger figure | 4.57 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 247 | 291 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 112 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 38.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 37.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 23.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,218 | 1,747 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.3% | 16.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.7% | 10.6% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 7.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.4% Stronger figure | 14.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sharples School
Canon Slade School
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