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Canon Slade School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, Bolton BL2 3BP · canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 333343

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
53.9
average Attainment 8 score. Bolton 45.7, England 46
Last distance offered
1.53 mi
2.46 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · 0 points: proximity · Bolton Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,724
96% of 1,800 places
Local authority
Bolton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.2%
First language not English
11.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Bishop Fraser Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “0 points: proximity” went to a home 1.53 mi (2.46 km) from the school. Source: Bolton Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 294 families put the school first and 293 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 361 (Places 297)361September 2023: 375 (Places 295)375September 2024: 291 (Places 294)291September 2025: 320 (Places 297)320September 2026: 294 (Places 293)294Places 293
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262932941▲92%
September 2025Sept 20252973201.1▲88%
September 2024Sept 2024294291194%
September 2023Sept 20232953751.3▲77%
September 2022Sept 20222973611.2▲81%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – 0 points: proximityDistance
September 20261.53 mi2.46 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.9, and 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bolton it was 45.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 53.7 (England 46.3)53.72017/18: 54.5 (England 46.5)54.52018/19: 54.6 (England 46.7)54.62021/22: 56.0 (England 48.8)56.02022/23: 54.8 (England 46.3)54.82023/24: 54.6 (England 45.9)54.62024/25: 53.9 (England 46.0)53.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲53.946.0
▲57.0%45.4%
▲83.8%64.8%
▼28.9%40.5%
▲4.574.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105267)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.7−5.5
Sixth form college11.3+2.3
Further education39+1
Other education1.3+0.2
Apprenticeship3.7+1.1
Employment2+0.9
Not in a lasting destination1−0.5
Activity not captured1+0.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 33.6 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 29.6 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 34.7 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 37.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 35.4 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 36.2 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.2 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
112 studentsB- (38.2)Above average +0.17
112 studentsB (38.4)Above average +0.17
12 studentsDist (36.3)Above average +0.52
23.2%AAB or better
97.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24115B- (36.2)+0.16
2022/23128B- (35.4)—
2021/22142B- (37.1)—
2018/19152C+ (34.7)+0.08
2017/18140C+ (33.1)+0.09
2016/17163C (29.6)-0.09
2015/16163C+ (33.6)0.00

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.9−4.1
Further and other education1.5+0.9
Further education0.8—
Other education0.8—
Apprenticeship6.8+0.9
Employment21.1+6.7
Not in a lasting destination3−5.5
Activity not captured3.8+1.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Canon Slade School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jan 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (234 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
234
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲57% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 67%

based on 42 parents (18%) with SEND

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