St James's Church of England High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bolton, BL4 9RU
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Harper Green School
Harper Green Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0DH
Local ranking14th of 20 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 10 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 215
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1126
- Boys
- 541 (51%)
- Girls
- 529 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (86% full)
- SEND
- 11.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.1%
- EAL
- 35.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 10.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 76.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,582/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
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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: 49.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 25.7%
- Black African: 7.7%
- Other: 4.2%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 2.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
49.1%
White British
25.7%
Asian Pakistani
7.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Harper Green Road
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 143772
- UKPRN
- 10061805
- Establishment No.
- 4046
- Trust
- LEVERHULME ACADEMY CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND COMMUNITY TRUST
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