Bolton St Catherine's Academy is a all-through school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stitch MI Lane, Bolton, BL2 4HU
Website: https://www.boltonstcatherinesacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01204332533
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Rachael Lucas
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145314

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1186
Number of Pupils: 1087
Number of Boys: 573
Number of Girls: 514

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.3
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.5 Confidence interval 3.5 to 7.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.32 Confidence interval -1.54 to -1.09
Of the 129 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 120 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:9%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:15%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:29.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.52
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harwood Meadows Primary School
Orchard Gardens , Harwood BL2 3PS 		3out of 4 667 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Red Lane Primary School
Red Lane , Breightmet BL2 5HP 		3out of 4 722 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hardy Mill Primary School
Hardy Mill Road , Harwood BL2 4EF 		3out of 4 1,051 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Brookfold Lane , Harwood BL2 4DZ 		4out of 4 1,380 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leverhulme Community Primary School
Breightmet Drive , Breightmet BL2 6EE 		3out of 4 1,615 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP 		4out of 4 1,866 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN 		3out of 4 3,110 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT 		3out of 4 3,136 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Firwood High School
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU 		3out of 4 231 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park School Teaching Service
Roscow Fold Centre , Stephens Street BL2 5DX 		3out of 4 1,220 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Forwards Centre
Roscow Fold Centre , Stephens Street BL2 5DX 		3out of 4 1,258 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE 		- not rated 1,445 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB 		3out of 4 2,862 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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