Canon Slade School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.53 miles
last distance: “1.53 miles” · Published by Bolton Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Canon Slade School is a secondary school in Bolton for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Canon Slade School 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 | 1.53 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 last distance: 1.53 miles, further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 294 first-choice applications for 293 offers; 270 offers went to first-choice families, and 24 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In Year 7 2026, 121 of the 769 applications (16%) came from families living outside Bolton, and 57 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 53.9 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, Bolton, BL2 3BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,724 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Positive relationships and mutual respect are at the heart of this school.”
- “Friendly exchanges between staff and pupils are common.”
- “Despite the large size of the school, pupils feel known and understood as individuals.”
To improve
- “However, some staff do not conduct these checks effectively to enable them to pinpoint any gaps in pupils’ learning.”
- “On occasions, pupils develop misconceptions or gaps in their knowledge that go unaddressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2024 (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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 294 first-preference applications, 293 offers in total, 270 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 Bolton.
- Sharples School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Turton School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton 1.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Thornleigh Salesian College 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Smithills School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- University Collegiate School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bolton Muslim Girls School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Lever School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published