Mount St Joseph | School performance

55%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

26%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

639.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

906

Pupils · 2023/24

39%

EAL · 2023/24

33%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

55%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

26%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

639.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

906

Pupils · 2023/24

39%

EAL · 2023/24

33%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

55%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

26%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

639.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

906

Pupils · 2023/24

39%

EAL · 2023/24

33%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityBolton

PhaseSecondary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio14.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusClosed

Overview of Mount St Joseph · Secondary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

55%

+0pp

55%49%44%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

32%

-7pp

39%31%24%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32%

Attainment 8

41.0

-2.1

43.140.337.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.0

EBacc entry

26%

-9pp

37%31%24%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 26%

EBacc APS

639.8

-35.5

675.3619.3563.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 639.8

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Pupils & context

2023/24

Pupils on roll

906

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.2

Workforce data · 2024/25

EAL

39%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

33%

Contact

Address

Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT

Local authority

Bolton

Website

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Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	55%	32%	41.0	Not applicable	26%	639.8	26%	901
2023/24	55%	38%	43.1	-0.12	35%	675.3	35%	906
2022/23	44%	24%	37.5	-0.41	34%	563.4	34%	898
2021/22	54%	35%	42.4	-0.31	24%	642.8	24%	904
2018/19	49%	32%	42.1	-0.22	37%	622.0	37%	901
2017/18	55%	29%	42.2	-0.09	30%	622.7	30%	896
2016/17	55%	32%	43.4	+0.06	28%	—	28%	901

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2023/24	906	15.4	18%	39%	33%	10%	33%
2022/23	898	15.3	21%	38%	33%	10%	36%
2021/22	904	13.5	22%	37%	34%	10%	36%
2020/21	906	14.0	21%	40%	36%	—	—
2018/19	901	14.4	21%	40%	40%	6%	17%
2017/18	896	14.3	19%	39%	41%	7%	22%
2016/17	901	14.4	20%	37%	43%	7%	21%