Ofsted: Requires improvement

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Age Range

11-16

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Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter secondary school in Bolton, serving ages 11-16. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 11-16. The school has approximately 901 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 10.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 December 2024

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-10-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-02-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

10.5%per term

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National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.3%(39 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 901 pupils. During this period, there were 95 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 10.5%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	901	95	10.5%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	900	99	11.0%	7.8%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 51 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 46 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 8 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils