The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA · Sefton · secondary school
17th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton we can score, 18 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.7/10 against 234 of them, against 0.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 9 | 35% | 0.32 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 18.7 · 3 | 30% | 0.09 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -1.0 · 3 | 25% | 0.07 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 32.2 · 2 | 10% | 0.02 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The most recent Ofsted inspection in 2026 rated the school Inadequate. In 2024/25, 18.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 32.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -1.0 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 532 pupils in a capacity of 600, leaving 68 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the leadership team plan to address the Inadequate rating from the 2026 inspection? What specific support is available for pupils to close the attainment gap with the national median? How does the school monitor progress for students who are not meeting expected standards in English and maths?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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