The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco is a mixed secondary academy in Bootle, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 575 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in February 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 32.2 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementNeeds attention
Curriculum & teachingNeeds attention
Attendance & behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development & wellbeingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
Academy First Section 5 · Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · Published 27 Apr 2026
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Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco.

The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 2 Inset Day
  • 3 Autumn Term Starts
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Autumn Term Ends
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Inset Day
  • 6 Spring Term Starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term Ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Term Ends
  • 18–31 Summer Holiday
  • 20 Inset Day (Disaggregated twilight sessions)
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day (Disaggregated twilight sessions) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2026 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
32.2 Attainment 8 England 46.1
18.7% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
35.5% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco with Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 32.2 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 32.2
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 42.9 England 46.1 -13.9 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 18.7%
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 39.5% England 45.4% -26.7 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 27.6
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 31.3 England 34.9 -7.3 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 11.4
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 16.5 England 15.5 -4.1 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 60%
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 29.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 75
Attendance 35.5% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 35.5%
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 20.2% England 17.8% +17.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 12.4%
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 7.5% England 6.8% +5.7 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.