Secondary
St James's Church of England High School
Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9RU
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1053 of 1050 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 71.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 96.2
- Pupils per adult
- 10.9
- Pupils
- 1,051
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
58%
11 points above the Bolton average (47% across 18 schools)
53.5
6.1 above the Bolton average (47.4 across 18 schools)
7th of 18 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bolton we can score - 26 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.69 |
| Entered the EBacc | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51% |
| 22/23 | 48% |
| 23/24 | 49% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.39 |
| 22/23 | -0.24 |
| 23/24 | -0.07 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.1 |
| 22/23 | 49.0 |
| 23/24 | 47.9 |
| 24/25 | 53.5 |
Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9RU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bolton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Catherine Anderson
- Address
- Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9RU
- Telephone
- 01204333000