Canon Slade School, Bolton

In 2026, pupils at Canon Slade School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Bolton and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Bolton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.8, against 55.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 294 families put Canon Slade School as their first choice and 769 named it as one of their preferences, for 293 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 24 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Canon Slade School are Sharples School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.5); Turton School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Bolton St Catherine's Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.9); and Eden Boys' School, Bolton (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57).

Canon Slade School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Canon Slade School is one of 8 schools run by The Bishop Fraser Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.5 in 2024/25.

234 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Canon Slade School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).

Of the 300 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 133 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%), Black (15%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 142 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 26 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Canon Slade High School, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Canon Slade School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Canon Slade School issued 109 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Canon Slade School are St Columba's RC Primary School (0.1 miles), Castle Hill Primary School (0.6 miles), St Maxentius CofE Primary School (0.6 miles) and Sharples Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.