Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

Bolton · BL4 0HT

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 895 pupils, 37.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT – View on map
Phone: 01204391800
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Alexandra Devany
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 143 families put it first for 174 places – 8 for every 10 places. 97% of them were offered a place. 6 of the 174 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 8 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

895 pupils out of 900 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 335
% eligible for free school meals: 37.4%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Bolton average)
English as an additional language: 40% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bolton: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 65 (2.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 28 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 15 (0.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Bolton, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 30.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 33 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 31 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 25 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 10 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Vision impairment: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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10th of 10 secondary schools in Bolton for Ofsted rating

#8Thornleigh Salesian CollegeGood
#9Turton SchoolGood
#10Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Eden Boys' School, BoltonOutstanding
#2Harper Green SchoolGood
#3Kearsley AcademyGood
#4King's Leadership Academy BoltonGood
#5Ladybridge High SchoolGood
#6Sharples SchoolGood
#7St James's Church of England High SchoolGood
#8Thornleigh Salesian CollegeGood
#9Turton SchoolGood
#10Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,182 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

19th of 19 secondary schools in Bolton for spending per pupil

#17St Joseph's RC High School£7,251
#18Canon Slade School£6,916
#19Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy£6,182

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Bolton St Catherine's Academy£8,829
#2Harper Green School£8,582
#3Smithills School£8,392
#4Essa Academy£8,078
#5University Collegiate School£8,071
#6Ladybridge High School£8,012
#7Turton School£7,960
#8Kearsley Academy£7,823
#9Eden Boys' School, Bolton£7,791
#10Sharples School£7,722
#11Bolton Muslim Girls School£7,705
#12Little Lever School£7,653
#13St James's Church of England High School£7,584
#14King's Leadership Academy Bolton£7,528
#15Thornleigh Salesian College£7,363
#16Westhoughton High School£7,283
#17St Joseph's RC High School£7,251
#18Canon Slade School£6,916
#19Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy£6,182

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