Academy converter · Bolton

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

11–16Ages
895Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
151356URN

Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Bolton median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bolton

390 applications for 174 places · 10th of 20 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

16th of 20 in Bolton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 24 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Bolton median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

390 applications · 174 places offered · 143 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2
2024 2.8; Bolton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2023 2.7; Bolton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.8; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 3.0; Bolton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 3.4; Bolton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Bolton median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Bolton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Bolton median

Dashed bars: as Mount St Joseph (URN 105263), 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	174	390	2.2	143	0.82
Sep 2025	177	391	2.2	145	0.82
Sep 2024 *	176	485	2.8	146	0.83
Sep 2023 *	178	473	2.7	165	0.93
Sep 2022 *	179	463	2.6	163	0.91
Sep 2021 *	180	495	2.8	183	1.02
Sep 2020 *	180	536	3.0	177	0.98
Sep 2019 *	180	610	3.4	205	1.14
Sep 2018 *	180	608	3.4	219	1.22
Sep 2017 *	176	549	3.1	197	1.12
Sep 2016 *	179	515	2.9	176	0.98
Sep 2015 *	176	442	2.5	146	0.83
Sep 2014 *	175	465	2.7	172	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

178 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.516th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 45.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%14th of 20 in Bolton

Bolton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Bolton 61% England 66%

This school
Bolton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.12

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	178	41.5	39%	54%	–
2024/25 *	184	41.0	32%	55%	–
2023/24 *	179	43.1	39%	55%	−0.12
2022/23 *	180	37.5	24%	44%	−0.41

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

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Harper Green School
0.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
St James's Church of England High School
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2022

3.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
1.2 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Essa Academy
1.6 km · Bolton

2026

2.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Bolton Muslim Girls School
1.7 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
University Collegiate School
2.3 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Little Lever School
2.6 km · Bolton

2026

1.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Kearsley Academy
3.0 km · Bolton

2026

1.5applications per place 51.1Attainment 8

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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151356 · 350/4611
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 900 pupils · 895 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2024
Replaced: Mount St Joseph (URN 105263)
Address: Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT
Local authority: Bolton

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