The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F30
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bootle, L30 2NA
- Distance
- 1.4km away
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, Bootle, L20 6AQ
Local ranking13th of 18 secondary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 27 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 35.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 17.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 39.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 123
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 668
- Boys
- 368 (52%)
- Girls
- 340 (48%)
- Capacity
- 600 (118% full)
- SEND
- 35.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 60.8%
- EAL
- 17.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.0%
- SEN Support
- 29.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,724/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 43.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 75.1%
- Other: 6.1%
- White Other: 6.0%
- Black African: 4.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Black Other: 1.1%
75.1%
White British
6.1%
Other
6.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138260
- UKPRN
- 10037668
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
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