The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sefton
Netherton Way, Bootle, L30 2NA
44
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 21/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.6%
35.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
575
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
87 of 87 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
208
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 87 | 87 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 55 | 12 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 10 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 1 | ● 50% |
| Total | 208 | 110 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Sefton lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sue Bourgade
- Address
- Netherton Way, Bootle, L30 2NA
- Phone
- 01515213088
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward / constituency
- Netherton South & Orrell · Bootle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149486
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
575 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 February 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
21 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 574 pupils
Attendance
87.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
35.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 31.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 10% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 18.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 33.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 75 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 72 | 6% | 19% | 38% | |
| English Language | 72 | 7% | 21% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 64 | 9% | 42% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 63 | 3% | 24% | 35% | |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 14% | 41% | 48% | |
| Spanish | 30 | 33% | 60% | 70% | |
| History | 19 | 21% | 37% | 47% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 21% | 37% | |
| Art and Design | 16 | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| Drama | 13 | 8% | 92% | 100% | |
| Italian | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sefton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.