St John Bosco Arts College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Croxteth, Liverpool
St John Bosco Arts College is a secondary school in Croxteth, Liverpool for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Storrington Avenue, Croxteth, L11 9DQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,086 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “St John Bosco College is a welcoming and caring community.”
- “Pupils enjoy being at the school.”
- “The school builds trusting relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, learn better in some subjects than others.”
- “This is because the curriculum is not taught consistently well.”
- “This leads to gaps in pupils’ essential knowledge and slows the progress of some pupils through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 20% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 206 first-preference applications, 193 offers in total, 169 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edward's College 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Derby School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published