The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Bootle (Sefton).
Attainment 8
34.2
▼ 12.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
17.1%
▼ 29pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
87.6%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.6
▲ 5.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
52.5%
▲ 25pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.6%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
96%
575 / 600 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Feb 2026
Enrichment found on the school website
2Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
2Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 2 STEM and digital
- 1 Music and performance
- 1 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
4 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Club | Music and performance | - |
| Stem | Club | STEM and digital | - |
| Times Tables Rock Stars | Programme | STEM and digital | Online times tables practice, played as a game. |
| Trauma Informed Schools | Programme | Other | Approach to supporting pupils affected by trauma, with staff training. |
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