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Sharples School

Hill Cot Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 8SN · URN 142232

Public data summary

7.1

out of 10 · 15 data sources

Coverage 44% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 684
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,080
Local authority: Bolton

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.86
GCSE Attainment 8: 56.5

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 5.2%
Persistent absence: 10.9%
Free school meals: 24.1%
SEN support: 12.5%
English additional language: 33.7%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 9.3:1
Average class size: 23.0
Staff turnover: 5.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Attendance

5.9

5 contributing signals

Resources

6.6

3 contributing signals

Equity

4.7

2 contributing signals

Achievement

7.3

4 contributing signals

Progress

9.9

1 contributing signals

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