Secondary school in Bootle, Sefton
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Netherton Way, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 2NA
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 3 February 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the bottom 10% of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the bottom quarter.
Progress 8 2023/24
Taking that range into account, pupils made less progress than similar pupils nationally. DfE bands this as well below average.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 575
- Places
- 600
- How full
- Nearly full — 575 of 600 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 301 / 274
- Overall absence
- 12%
- Persistently absent
- 36%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 54%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 22%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sefton 033E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 60%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 37%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sue Bourgade
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward
- Netherton and Orrell
- Constituency
- Bootle
- URN
- 149486
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litherland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 41.7 | 0.6 mi |
| King's Leadership Academy HawthornesFree schools | Good 2023 | 32.2 | 0.9 mi |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | No grade | 41.5 | 1.4 mi |
| Chesterfield High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 48.4 | 1.6 mi |
| Hillside High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 39.8 | 1.8 mi |
| Alsop High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 28.2 | 2 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 42.4 | 2 mi |
| Dixons Fazakerley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 33.4 | 2.1 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded secondary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| City of London Academy, Highgate HillFree schools | Good 2024 | 40.3 |
| Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeCommunity school | No grade | 47.2 |
| North Huddersfield Trust SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | 35.7 |
| Temple Learning AcademyFree schools | No grade | 33.7 |
| Gloucester AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36.6 |
| Washwood Heath AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 42.9 |
| Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 52.1 |
| Saracens High SchoolFree schools | Good 2022 | 47.1 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25, and 2023/24 for Progress 8.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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