St John Bosco Arts College

State-Funded School

st-john-bosco-arts-college-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool WaltonConstituency

L11 9DQPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St John Bosco Arts College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,086 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 19.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.55

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,086

Total Pupils

1%Boys

99%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,086
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
27 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.