The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

Netherton Way, Sefton, Merseyside, L30 2NA

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About this school

The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Sefton, Merseyside. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Inadequate (graded inspection, 21 September 2022). Last inspected 3 February 2026. The Headteacher is Sue Bourgade. The school is administered by Sefton local authority. It belongs to POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 January 2023.

School details

Head

Sue Bourgade

Trust

POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Local authority

Sefton

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

149486

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco are handled by the school or the local authority (Sefton). 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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