Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Mount St Joseph, inspected in October 2023.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy attended 89.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.3% of pupils at Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.7% of pupils at Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is part of St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Bolton
• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester
• Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bury
• St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Bury
• St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bury
• St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Manchester

What is Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2023 of its predecessor, Mount St Joseph.

When was Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy have?

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy has 895 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy cover?

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.5, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy?

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is at Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT.