Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bolton
Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 24/10/2023
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
30.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
895
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
137 of 145 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
391
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 145 | 137 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 135 | 34 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 110 | 6 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 391 | 177 | 45% |
Bolton lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 converter
- 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
- Alexandra Devany
- Address
- Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT
- Phone
- 01204391800
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward / constituency
- Farnworth North · Bolton South and Walkden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151356
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
895 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 927 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 Bolton 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.