# Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 895 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E151356. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 895
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 151356

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy was 41.5, against 45.2 in Bolton and 46.2 in England.
38.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.8% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.9% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 178 | – | – |

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.

- [Lord's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lords-school-e105269): 480 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-simon-and-jude-cofe-primary-school-bolton-e138957): 750 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-rc-primary-school-e105245): 830 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harper Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harper-green-school-e143772): 840 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Highfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-primary-school-e105182): 850 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-york-roman-catholic-primary-school-e105226): 920 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/151356)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151356)

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