The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F30
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bootle, L30 2NA
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 0DB
Local ranking12th of 18 secondary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 20 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 137
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 733
- Boys
- 384 (50%)
- Girls
- 377 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (63% full)
- SEND
- 23.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 48.7%
- EAL
- 4.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 19.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,277/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
- 11.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 37.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.7%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
90.7%
White British
2.7%
White Other
1.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141694
- UKPRN
- 10048638
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
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