Academy · Sefton
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Sefton council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 84 families put this school as their first choice, and 114 places were offered. 84 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 114 | 84 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 120 | 87 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 117 | 53 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 3 February 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 21 September 2022. Overall: Inadequate It was inspected as Savio Salesian College, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 575 (capacity 600)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Academy trust
- POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01515213088
- Address
- Netherton Way, Bootle, L30 2NA
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.