St John Bosco Arts College

Type Secondary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Storrington Avenue
Croxteth
Merseyside
L11 9DQ
Phone 01513305142
Reference Number 104715

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1051
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 1.52%
Girls: 98.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 180 180
8 Unknown 187 187
9 Unknown 179 179
10 Unknown 170 170
11 Unknown 173 173
12 4 80 84
13 12 66 78

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.7%
White, Other 6.4%
African 2.9%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.8%
White & Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2022-01-28
Date Report
2021-12-07 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 28 January 2022
2016-11-08 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 December 2016
2013-05-01 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 31 May 2013
2010-11-09 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 08 December 2010
2010-05-04 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 24 May 2010
2007-04-26 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 17 May 2007
2003-02-24 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 June 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 19.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 43.2% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 24.21 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 21.67 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 60 15
Third Preference 47 5
From another Local Authority 38 19

Previous Years

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