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Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Stitch MI Lane, Bolton, BL2 4HU

Local ranking17th of 19 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Good

All-through

Phase

1130

Capacity

2-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
34.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
50.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
44.0%
Reading avg scaled score
100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
32

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
34.3 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
18.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
45.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
8.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
138

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
78.0%
Continued in education
73.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
16.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1020
Boys
489 (49%)
Girls
514 (51%)
Capacity
1130 (89% full)
SEND
27.7%
FSM Eligible
53.7%
EAL
20.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.4%
SEN Support
22.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
69.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,829/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 65.0%
  • Black African: 11.3%
  • White Other: 6.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 4.3%
  • Other: 3.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%

65.0%

White British

11.3%

Black African

6.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
145314
UKPRN
10067377
Establishment No.
4003
Trust
THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST

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