St James's Church of England High School

State-Funded School

st-jamess-church-of-england-high-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

BL4 9RUPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James's Church of England High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,053 pupils. St James's Church of England High School is part of THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.69

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

1,053

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,053
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2022	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
23 Dec 2011	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.