St James's Church of England High School

Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL4 9RU

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About this school

St James's Church of England High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The school has 1,064 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 2 November 2022). Last inspected 2 November 2022. The Headteacher is Catherine Anderson. The school is administered by Bolton local authority. It belongs to THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 December 2017.

School details

Headteacher

Catherine Anderson

Trust

THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST

Local authority

Bolton

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

144046

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at St James's Church of England High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Bolton). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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