# Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Bolton St Catherine's Academy is a all-through school in Bolton, for pupils aged 2 to 16.

It had 1,003 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

All-through school. Code E145314. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: All-through
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 16
- Pupils: 1,003
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 145314

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 34% of pupils at Bolton St Catherine's Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Bolton St Catherine's Academy was 36.9, against 45.2 in Bolton and 46.2 in England.
28.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.1% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45.9% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 135 | – | – |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Firwood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firwood-high-school-e146410): 210 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2023
- [Harwood Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwood-meadows-primary-school-e137991): 610 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-lane-primary-school-e143030): 660 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hardy Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hardy-mill-primary-school-e105189): 960 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park School Teaching Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-school-teaching-service-e142719): 1.1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Forwards Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forwards-centre-e142702): 1.2 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145314)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145314)

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