Canon Slade School
Details
| Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Church of England |
| Local Authority | Bolton |
| Address | Bradshaw Brow, BL2 3BP |
| School Website | www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 1204333343 |
| URN | 144044 |
School Census
| Total | 1759 |
| Girls/Boys | 904/855 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 51.4%/48.6% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 6.8% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 184 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 6.1% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 15/10/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was .
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 15/10/2024 | |
| 22/11/2022 | Requires improvement |
| 12/12/2012 | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 15/10/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 22/11/2022 |
| Quality of Education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal Development | Requires improvement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 12/12/2012 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65.30% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 80.30% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.70% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 |
| Progress 8 | 0.29 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 82% |
| Entering EBacc | 27% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 |
| Progress 8 | 0.15 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 56 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 83% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 |
| Progress 8 | 0.08 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.07% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 761 |
| As first preference | 291 |
| As second preference | 275 |
| As third preference | 192 |
| Total Offers Made | 294 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 273 |
| second preference offers | 21 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.31% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 960 |
| As first preference | 375 |
| As second preference | 369 |
| As third preference | 213 |
| Total Offers Made | 295 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 287 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.24% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 884 |
| As first preference | 361 |
| As second preference | 311 |
| As third preference | 205 |
| Total Offers Made | 297 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 292 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.29% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 848 |
| As first preference | 372 |
| As second preference | 285 |
| As third preference | 186 |
| Total Offers Made | 295 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 289 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.23% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 907 |
| As first preference | 353 |
| As second preference | 324 |
| As third preference | 228 |
| Total Offers Made | 297 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 288 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.32% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 886 |
| As first preference | 382 |
| As second preference | 310 |
| As third preference | 192 |
| Total Offers Made | 298 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 290 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.30% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 837 |
| As first preference | 375 |
| As second preference | 288 |
| As third preference | 171 |
| Total Offers Made | 296 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 289 |
| second preference offers | 7 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 52% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 45% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 10% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 69% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 28% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 18% |
| no | 82% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 26% |
| agree | 16% |
| disagree | 26% |
| strongly disagree | 28% |
| dont know | 5% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 52% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 61% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 61% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 7% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 85% |
| no | 15% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 53% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 8% |
| not applicable | 66% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 24% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 15% |
| no | 85% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 23% |
| dont know | 4% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 6% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 31% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 57% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 5% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 39% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 8% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 83% |
| no | 17% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 69.1% |
| african ethnic origin | 11.2% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 70.7% |
| african ethnic origin | 9.2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.7% |
Nearby Schools
St Columba's RC Primary School
(0.17 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Ripley Street, , BL2 3AR
Castle Hill Primary School
(0.53 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Castle Hill Street, , BL2 2JT
St Maxentius CofE Primary School
(0.58 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 5-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: New Heys Way, , BL2 4AE
Sharples Primary School
(0.61 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Hugh Lupus Street, , BL1 8RU