The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Netherton Way
Bootle
Merseyside
L30 2NA
Phone 01515213088
Reference Number 149486

General Makeup

Number of pupils 518
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45.95%
Girls: 54.05%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 51.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 58 66 124
8 48 67 115
9 50 64 114
10 34 41 75
11 48 42 90

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.2%
African 8.9%
White, Other 3.5%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
White & Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Description Report

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)
31.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 10.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 21.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-1 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:

Sample

Unlock

GCSE Results

Sample

Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Sample

Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 58 23
Third Preference 32 11
From another Local Authority 9 5

Previous Years

Sample

Unlock

Name Distance
Litherland Moss Primary School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
0.36 miles
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Stand Park Avenue, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 3SA
0.52 miles
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Harris Drive, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6ED
0.63 miles
Springwell Park Community Primary School
Menai Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6PG
0.68 miles
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8NZ
0.74 miles
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Poulsom Drive, Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Poulsom Drive, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 2NR
0.76 miles
Netherton Moss Primary School
Swifts Lane, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 3RU
0.8 miles
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
School Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7LX
0.84 miles
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
Ronald Ross Avenue, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 5RH
0.85 miles
Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place, Bootle, L20 6PJ
0.99 miles
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Webster Street, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8JH
1.06 miles
Longmoor Community Primary School
Hall Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 0EU
1.06 miles
Hatton Hill Primary School
Alwyn Avenue, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 9NZ
1.06 miles
King's Lander Primary Academy
Pennington Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8HY
1.14 miles
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Ford Close, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0EP
1.14 miles
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery
Brockenhurst Road, Walton, Liverpool, L9 3BU
1.22 miles
Linacre Primary School
Thornton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 5ED
1.23 miles
Linacre Primary School
Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5ED
1.23 miles
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Cedar Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 9AF
1.26 miles
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Kelly Drive, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9EB
1.26 miles
Name Distance
Rowan Park School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
0.47 miles
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
0.56 miles
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ
0.85 miles
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7BF
1.35 miles
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
1.63 miles
Newfield School
Edge Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4TG
1.67 miles
Liverpool Progressive School
Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 1NR
1.77 miles
Hillside High School
Breeze Hill, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9NU
1.83 miles
Birtenshaw School Merseyside
82 Higher Lane, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7AB
1.97 miles
Alsop High School
Queens Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 6SH
2.02 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5TF
2.05 miles
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L10 1LB
2.1 miles
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School
Liverpool Road, Liverpool, L23 0QP
2.1 miles
Hugh Baird College
Balliol Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7EW
2.13 miles
Olsen House School
85-87 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5TD
2.18 miles
Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4UL
2.18 miles
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's College, Liverpool, L23 5TW
2.25 miles
Bank View High School
177 Long Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 6AD
2.25 miles
Redbridge High School
179 Long Lane, Norris Green, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 6AD
2.26 miles
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School
Liverpool Road, Liverpool, L23 5SP
2.27 miles
Filters

Basics

Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

Faith Schools

Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

Bootstrap