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Bolton St Catherine's Academy

All-through · Bolton · BL2 4HU · URN 145314

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-03-11Cohort 1003Church of England

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 32
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 91 schools in Bolton

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    34%

    Bolton 63%England 61%

    29 percentage points below the area average of 63

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    6%

    Bolton 9.4%England 8%

    3.4 percentage points below the area average of 9.4

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    100

    Bolton 105.32England 105

    5.3 below the area average of 105.3

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    103

    Bolton 105.2England 105

    2.2 below the area average of 105.2

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    100

    Bolton 106.2England 105

    6.2 below the area average of 106.2

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    13%

    Bolton 33.1%England 32%

    20.1 percentage points below the area average of 33.1

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    50%

    Bolton 74.5%

    24.5 percentage points below the area average of 74.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    69%

    Bolton 73%

    4 percentage points below the area average of 73

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    66%

    Bolton 75.1%

    9.1 percentage points below the area average of 75.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    32

    Bolton 43

    11.4 below the area average of 43.4

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 138
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 31 schools in Bolton

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    34.3

    Bolton 39.67England 46.1

    5.4 below the area average of 39.7

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    18.8%

    Bolton 32.9%England 45.9%

    14.1 percentage points below the area average of 32.9

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    45.7%

    Bolton 48.1%

    2.4 percentage points below the area average of 48.1

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    2.89

    Bolton 3.45England 4.07

    0.6 below the area average of 3.5

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    1.4%

    Bolton 10.7%England 17.6%

    9.3 percentage points below the area average of 10.7

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    8%

    Bolton 27.2%

    19.1 percentage points below the area average of 27.2

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    52.2%

    Bolton 37.3%

    14.9 percentage points above the area average of 37.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    138

    Bolton 140

    1.7 below the area average of 139.7

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bolton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
27.6 pupils per class
Secondary classes
23.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
22.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
52.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
21.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
10.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
6% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
15.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
34% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
81% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Bolton St Catherine's Academy is a all-through school in Bolton, postcode BL2 4HU (URN 145314).
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