Canon Slade School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL2 3BPPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Canon Slade School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bolton, North West.

It currently serves 1,724 pupils. Canon Slade School is part of THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57%
EBacc average point score: 4.57

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,724

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,724
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
20 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
7 Jan 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.