Bolton St Catherine's Academy | The Schools Guide

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Stitch MI Lane, Bolton BL2 4HU

https://www.boltonstcatherinesacademy.org.uk/

Bolton St Catherine's Academy is a Church of England academy. It has about 1,060 boys and girls aged between 3 and 16. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In September 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.

This school is a member of The Bishop Fraser Trust. (St Catherine's CofE Primary School is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Admissions and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Representation and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Harwood Meadows Primary School
0.4		Red Lane Primary School
0.6		Hardy Mill Primary School
0.7		St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
1.0		Leverhulme Community Primary School
1.1		Moorgate Primary School
1.1		Castle Hill Primary School
1.1		Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
1.1		Tonge Moor Primary Academy
1.1		St Maxentius CofE Primary School
1.1		St Columba's RC Primary School
1.2		SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder	Moderate learning difficulty
Social, emotional and mental health	Specific learning difficulty
Speech, language and communication

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