St Joseph's RC High School

State-Funded School

st-josephs-rc-high-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton WestConstituency

BL6 6HWPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,047 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.99

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,047

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,047
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
19 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
13 May 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.