Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Bolton St Catherine's Academy is a mixed Church of England all-through school and sixth form. The school is located in the Breightmet area of Bolton in the English county of Greater Manchester.[1]

Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Address
Stitch-Mi-Lane Breightmet Bolton , Greater Manchester , BL2 4HU England
Coordinates	53.59429°N 2.38887°W / 53.59429; -2.38887
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	2009
Founder	Crossland Academies and Manchester Diocese. In May 2018 BSCA became part of The Bishop Fraser Trust with Canon Slade School and St James's CofE High School.
Local authority	Bolton Council
Department for Education URN	145314 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Sir John Jones
Headteacher	Mrs Rachael Lucas
Phase Leads	Primary Lead - Mr Gareth Watson. Secondary Deputies - Mr Ben Ward and Mr Jason Whittaker. Sixth Form Lead - Ms Sara Rushton.
Gender	Mixed
Age	3 to 19
Enrolment	1,260
Capacity	1,400
Sport, leisure and event facilities available	via School Lettings Services from September 2019
Schools Healthy Food Award 2018	Awarded by Bolton Council
Contacts	01204 332533 contact@boltonstcatherinesacademy.org.uk
Website	http://www.boltonstcatherinesacademy.org.uk/

The school was formed in September 2009 from the merger of Withins School and Top o'th' Brow Primary School, both community schools administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. Bolton St Catherine's Academy became part of The Bishop Fraser Trust in May 2018 alongside Canon Slade School and St James's CofE High School. www.thebishopfrasertrust.org.uk [2] but coordinates with Bolton Council for admissions. The school offers Nursery, primary - double class entry per year, secondary - 160 per year and Sixth Form - 200 in total, education for pupils aged 3 to 19.

In 2012 Bolton St Catherine's Academy relocated from the two former school sites to a new campus on Stitch-Mi-Lane. The new campus also houses Firwood Special School, a community special school for pupils aged 11 – 16.

BSCA work in partnership not only with Canon Slade School and St James's CofE High School, but also the Manchester Diocese, Bolton Council, Urban Outreach, NHS and local Churches - Christ Church, Kings Church and Bridge Church whom work closely with out Christian Youth Support Workers. The students at BSCA fundraise for 3 main charities - Urban Outreach, Comic/Sport Relief and Christian Aid.