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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

  • 11–16Ages
  • 575Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 149486URN

Netherton Way, Bootle, L30 2NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.9per place
0.4 below Sefton median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sefton

211 applications for 114 places · 13th of 18 in Sefton
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
34.2of 90
18th of 18 in Sefton
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 27 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 3 February 2026
    Report card · 2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.9applications per place, Year 7
0.4 below Sefton median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

211 applications · 114 places offered · 84 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.9; Sefton median median 2.3
  2. 2025 1.7; Sefton median median 2.3
  3. 2024 1.2; Sefton median median 2.2
  4. 2023 0.7; Sefton median median 2.1
  5. 2022 1.1; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
  6. 2021 0.9; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.1; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
  8. 2019 1.3; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
  9. 2018 1.3; Sefton median median 1.9; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.4; Sefton median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.6; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.7; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.7; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Savio Salesian College (URN 104959), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261142111.9840.74
Sep 20251202081.7870.73
Sep 20241171451.2530.45
Sep 2023135980.7380.28
Sep 2022 *1261411.1580.46
Sep 2021 *1351160.9570.42
Sep 2020 *1201261.1500.42
Sep 2019 *1311681.3650.50
Sep 2018 *1231631.3740.60
Sep 2017 *1191661.4730.61
Sep 2016 *821311.6680.83
Sep 2015 *831381.7660.80
Sep 2014 *921601.7760.83

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.218th of 18 in Sefton
Grade 5 or above in English and maths17%17th of 18 in Sefton
Grade 4 or above in English and maths39%
  • This school
  • Sefton median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.00
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)10534.217%39%–
2024/257532.219%33%–
2023/248931.110%26%−1.00
2022/23–

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
149486 · 343/4010
Trust
Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
600 pupils · 575 on roll
Free school meals
52.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 January 2023
Replaced
Savio Salesian College (URN 104959)
Address
Netherton Way, Bootle, L30 2NA
Local authority
Sefton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources