Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 143 families put Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 390 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Across Bolton, 87% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bolton lodged 319 appeals against secondary school offers; 290 reached a hearing and 63 succeeded (21.7% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 174 | 143 | 390 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 177 | 145 | 391 | 0.8 | 8 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.