St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich

53.585°N 2.528°W / 53.585; -2.528

St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School
Location
Chorley New Road Horwich , Greater Manchester , BL6 6HW England
Information
Type	Voluntary Aided Comprehensive
Motto	Justitia Sine Timore (Be Just and Fear Not)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	5 November 1963
Local authority	Bolton
Department for Education URN	105262 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Tony McCabe[1]
Gender	Mixed[1]
Age	11 to 16[1]
Enrolment	1005[1]
Capacity	1050[1]
Colour(s)	Blue & Silver
Website	www.stjosephsbolton.org.uk

St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School and Sports College is a voluntary aided comprehensive school^[2] located in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is under trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford and is maintained by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.

The school is in the top 4 schools (three of which are faith schools) at GCSE in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.^{[citation needed]} On 2 June 2020, the school was formally admitted as a member to the worldwide UNESCO Associated Schools Network.^[3]

The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils.

Admissions

As of 2023^[update] the school had 1005 pupils within the age range of 11-16.^[1] The school is in the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford, established in 1963.

Headteachers

• 1963–1975: John Yates
• 1975–1991: G. Eric Hester
• 1991–1995: Gerard Boyle
• 1995–2013: Leo Conley
• 2013–2017: Richard Woods
• 2017–present: Tony McCabe

School performance and inspections

As of 2023^[update], the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2022, with a judgement of Requires Improvement.^[4]

Buildings

A new £3,000,000 wing of the school was opened during the summer term of 2020. This created the capacity for a further 10 classrooms, 2 ICT rooms, a large library and drama studio.^{[citation needed]}

Welfare

On 4 June 2020, St Joseph's was awarded the Teach Well School Gold Award from the Teach Well Alliance in recognition of the work it undertook to take care of the physical and mental wellbeing of its staff and students during the coronavirus pandemic.^[5]

Notable former pupils

• Lewis Alessandra, professional footballer who has played for several EFL sides
• Vernon Kay, British TV presenter^[6]
• Monty Lord, World memory champion (5 Guinness World Records) and bestselling author^[7]
• Phil Clarke, Great Britain Rugby league captain and Sky Sports commentator
• Peter Anglesea, Sale Sharks rugby union former captain and head coach
• Sean Long, former rugby league footballer, most notable for playing for St. Helens
• Jordan Flores, professional footballer who has played in England, Sweden and Ireland
• Adam Senior, footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers
• Peter Morrison, footballer and then an agent following retirement^[8]