St John Bosco Arts College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Croxteth, Liverpool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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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.
St John Bosco Arts College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The latest inspection, on 3 March 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Good on 7 December 2021.
- Year 7 2026 had 206 first-choice applications for 193 offers; 169 offers went to first-choice families, and 37 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 20% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 39.4 (England 46).
- In 2024/25 the A level average grade was D+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Storrington Avenue, Croxteth, L11 9DQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- 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.
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