# St James's Church of England High School

St James's Church of England High School is a secondary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,053 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144046. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,053
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 144046

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 2 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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 St James's Church of England High School was 48.1, against 45.2 in Bolton and 46.2 in England.
53.6% 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 | 48.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53.6% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.5% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 207 | – | – |

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.

- [Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-rc-primary-school-e105245): 300 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Highfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-primary-school-e105182): 310 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-farnworth-e142944): 640 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harper Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harper-green-school-e143772): 680 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Ferns Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ferns-primary-academy-e138399): 690 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queensbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensbridge-primary-school-e133925): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 58% 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/144046)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144046)

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