OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
6 December 2022
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic/Church of England
Local authority
Liverpool
Trust
THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
841
841 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
442
52.6% of pupils
Male pupils
399
47.4% of pupils
25.4 pts
above England
School
50.2%
Liverpool
34.5%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
13.7 pts
above England
School
34.0%
Liverpool
22.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Liverpool
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
11.9%
100
Any other White background
7.7%
65
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
30
Any other Asian background
2.6%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
29.1%
245 of
841 pupils
8.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
25.6%
215 pupils
England
14.8%
10.8 pts
above
EHC plans
3.6%
30 pupils
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
87
Social, emotional & mental health
60
Speech, language & communication
34
Moderate learning difficulty
26
Specific learning difficulty
23
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
11.71%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.49 pts
higher than
England
School
11.71%
Liverpool
7.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
36.56%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.75 pts
higher than
England
School
36.56%
Liverpool
19.97%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
8.10%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.29 pts
higher than
England
School
8.10%
Liverpool
2.08%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.9%
14.4 pts
below England
The Academy of St Nicholas
77.9%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.