82%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
62%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
29%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1168.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,218
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Sharples School · Secondary · Bolton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
82%
+4pp
84%81%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
62%
-4pp
68%64%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
Attainment 8
55.6
-0.9
56.555.955.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.6
EBacc entry
29%
+10pp
29%24%18%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
EBacc APS
1168.7
+58.0
1168.7883.8599.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1168.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,218
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
11%
Contact
Address
Hill Cot Road, Sharples, Bolton, BL1 8SN
Local authority
Bolton
Telephone
Email
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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 | 82% | 62% | 55.6 | Not applicable | 29% | 1168.7 | 43% | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 66% | 56.5 | +0.86 | 20% | 1110.7 | 34% | 1,209 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 68% | 56.3 | +0.82 | 28% | 1094.4 | 41% | 1,198 |
| 2021/22 | 84% | 65% | 56.1 | +0.64 | 18% | 947.4 | 27% | 1,166 |
| 2018/19 | 82% | 59% | 55.3 | +0.52 | 29% | 599.0 | 33% | 941 |
| 2017/18 | 68% | 47% | 49.2 | +0.43 | 51% | 640.5 | 55% | 856 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 48% | 49.5 | +0.34 | 42% | — | 46% | 740 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,218 | 15.9 | 12% | 34% | 29% | 6% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 1,209 | 16.5 | 11% | 37% | 29% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 1,198 | 16.2 | 10% | 42% | 30% | 7% | 16% |
| 2021/22 | 1,166 | 16.3 | 9% | 42% | 30% | 6% | 14% |
| 2020/21 | 1,078 | 15.6 | 11% | 43% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 941 | 15.9 | 7% | 47% | 38% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 740 | 14.7 | 11% | 51% | 38% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.