Secondary Schools (GCSE) in Bolton


Compare all secondary schools in Bolton on this page. Click an individual school for more detailed information about its results and a link to its Ofsted reports. You can also rank schools according to results of your choice by clicking the headings at the top of the table.

The tables below show achievement for pupils taking GCSEs, regardless of their age, and progress pupils have made between age 11 and by the end of Key Stage 4. See also A-Level results, Key Stage 3 results

Secondary School Performance 2011 (Key Stage 4)

School GCSE Pupils 5 A*–C Pts VA English Bacc
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah2475%287NP0%
Birtenshaw1SUPPSUPPSUPPSUPP
Bolton Muslim Girls School9681%5161039.834%
Bolton School Boys' Division13698%516NP95%
Bolton School Girls' Division12198%559.5NP93%
Bolton St Catherine's Academy12642%467.9987.23%
Canon Slade CofE School27387%528.91013.935%
Essa Academy14656%703.2104712%
Firwood School120%3.3903.90%
Harper Green School28942%414975.87%
Kearsley Academy7251%335.49410%
Ladybridge High School17049%490.41006.611%
Lever Park School100%196.3939.70%
Little Lever School Specialist Language College20362%523.19839%
Lord's Independent School2055%383.8NP0%
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya2752%355.6NP0%
Mount St Joseph: Business and Enterprise College18164%4981019.82%
Rivington and Blackrod High School31357%512.4999.810%
Rumworth School230%172.3943.70%
Sharples School Science Specialist College17255%437.91003.79%
Smithills School29650%429.1996.34%
St James's Church of England School and Sports College20777%465.1989.717%
St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College18476%4521010.215%
Thornleigh Salesian College23058%548.21010.312%
Turton High School Media Arts College24367%499.8988.424%
Westhoughton High School17253%450.7987.71%

Key

  • GCSE Pupils: the number of pupils taking GCSEs
  • 5 A*–C: the percentage of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and maths
  • Pts: the average points score per pupil for all GCSEs where A* equals 58 points, A 52, B 46, C 40, D 34, E 28, F 22 and G 16
  • VA:The ‘Best 8 plus English and mathematics bonus’ VA measure is used to see how effective schools have been in helping their pupils’ progress from KS2 to a broad range of subjects at KS4. The measure estimates how pupils perform in their best 8 GCSEs (or equivalent qualifications) with pupils receiving an additional bonus for their performance in GCSE English and mathematics.
  • English Bacc: Percentage of pupils achieving the Government's new English Baccalaureate. This is awarded to teenagers who achieve GCSEs in English, maths, a science, a foreign language and a humanity, such as history or geography, at grade C or above.
  • ; or NA or @ or NP or LT11: no information supplied by the Department for Education
  • Please note: Independent schools score zero (or very low scores) if they enter all or most pupils for alternative qualifications, some of which have not been fully accredited by the Government.

Includes data supplied by Department for Education, or the Welsh Assembly Government 2010-12

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