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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

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AcademySecondary

The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

Ages1116
575 pupils
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Details

Type

Academy Sponsor Led

Local Authority

Sefton

Academy Trust

POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Head Teacher

Mrs Sue Bourgade

Gender

Mixed

Admissions

Non-selective

Religious Character

Roman Catholic

Opened

January 2023

Website

www.thesalesiansacademyofstjohnbosco.org

Reference Number

149486

About This Data

  • School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

Admissions

How many families applied and received places

Year 7 entry for 2025/26

On Time Applications

Count
Total applications208
As 1st preference87
As 2nd preference55
As 3rd preference64
From another local authority10

Offers on National Offer Day

Count
Total offers120
To 1st preference87
To 2nd preference12
To 3rd preference10
To any preference110
To another local authority5

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the DfE "Primary and secondary school applications and offers" statistics.
  • Total applications includes all preferences (1st through 6th), not just those shown in the breakdown above.
  • Applications and offers from/to another local authority may also appear in preference rows (e.g., a 1st preference from another local authority counts in both rows).
  • "Oversubscribed" means the school received more 1st preference applications than places offered.
  • This school is an academy sponsor led, admissions are controlled by the school itself, we advise you contact the school or check their website for further information. This school's local authority is Sefton.

Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils532 (89% of capacity)
Age Range11 – 16
GenderMixed
Boys / Girls49% / 51%
Free School Meals53.8%
English as Additional Language16.5%
SEN Support21.6%
SEN with EHCP1.3%
Overall Attendance87.6%
Persistent Absence41.3%

Class Sizes

Overall Average25.7
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0

Total Pupils

Cohort Sizes

Year 7118
Year 8119
Year 9112
Year 10108
Year 1175

Pupil Ethnicities

White British77.1%
African9.8%
White Other3.8%
Other2.4%
Mixed Other1.7%
Indian1.3%
Asian Other0.9%
Irish0.6%
White & Black African0.6%
Pakistani0.6%
Black Other0.6%
Caribbean0.4%
White & Black Caribbean0.2%
White & Asian0.2%

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
  • This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
  • Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
  • Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

No inspection records available for this school

GCSE Results

ResultSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score31.143.346.9
Grade 5 or above in English and maths10.1%39.0%46.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths25.8%58.8%65.4%
Entering EBacc22.5%
EBacc average point score2.33.74.1
Progress 8
-1.00Below average

Pupils at this school made slightly less progress than similar pupils nationally

About This Data

  • Schools are ranked by their Attainment 8 score, which shows overall exam results. This data comes from the Department for Education performance tables.
  • Exam results and progress scores tell you different things. Imagine two children climbing a mountain: one starts at the bottom and climbs halfway up, while another starts a third of the way up and climbs another third. The second child climbed less distance but finished higher up. Exam results show where pupils finished (like height on the mountain), while progress scores show how far they've come since primary school (like distance climbed). Progress scores help you understand how much a school has helped pupils improve, regardless of where they started.

Destinations

Where students go after finishing their studies

Destination data is not available for this school

Workforce

Staff numbers and pupil-to-teacher ratios

Pupils per Teacher or Teaching Assistant

Shows how many children each teacher looks after on average. The lower line includes teaching assistants, giving you a better picture of the adult support available in classrooms.

Total Pupils

The number of children enrolled at this school over time. These figures come from financial records and may differ slightly from other pupil numbers on this site due to when data was collected.

Total Number of Teachers

The total teaching capacity at this school, including classroom teachers and senior staff who also teach. Part-time teachers are counted based on their working hours.

Teaching Assistants

Support staff who work directly with children in classrooms. This includes regular TAs, higher-level TAs with more responsibilities, and specialist support for children with additional needs.

Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (%)

The percentage of teachers who have completed official teacher training in England. A higher percentage typically indicates a more experienced and formally trained teaching team.

Senior Leadership

The school's leadership team, including the headteacher, deputy heads and assistant heads. These staff manage the school and often still spend time in classrooms.

Non-classroom Support Staff and Auxiliary Staff

Office and admin staff who keep the school running smoothly, plus auxiliary staff like catering teams and site maintenance who look after the building and meals.

Total Headcount and Workforce

Two ways of counting staff: headcount shows total people employed (including part-timers), while workforce counts the equivalent number of full-time positions.

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the DfE School Workforce Census. Numbers may not match exactly other data shown on this site due to different collection timings within the academic year.
  • FTE = Full-time equivalent, representing the total working hours divided by standard full-time hours. Headcount = total number of individuals employed.
  • Senior leadership includes headteachers, deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers.
  • Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) have completed accredited initial teacher training in England.

Finances

2024/25

Income per Pupil (£)

In 2024/25 the revenue reserve was £238,602 or £446 p/pupil. Schools maintain reserves for unexpected costs, but these funds are ultimately meant to benefit pupils.

Expenditure per Pupil (£)

In 2024/25 the in-year balance was -£1,972 or -£4 p/pupil. A negative balance means the school spent more than it received, covered by drawing on reserves.

About This Data

  • Financial data comes from the DfE School Financial Benchmarking service. Schools report their income and spending each year.
  • Revenue reserve is the money a school has saved up over time. Schools keep reserves to cover unexpected costs, though funds are meant to benefit current pupils.
  • In-year balance shows whether a school spent more or less than it received in a single year. A positive balance means the school had money left over; a negative balance means it dipped into savings.

Contact Information

Address

Netherton Way
Bootle
Merseyside
L30 2NA

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