OFSTED
24 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Local authority
Liverpool
Trust
THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
873
873 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
371
42.5% of pupils
Male pupils
502
57.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
33.6 pts
above England
School
58.4%
Liverpool
34.5%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
30.0 pts
above England
School
50.3%
Liverpool
22.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Liverpool
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
34.0%
297
African
19.6%
171
Any other ethnic group
13.6%
119
Any other White background
10.0%
87
Any other Black background
4.1%
36
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
34
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
34.3%
299 of
873 pupils
13.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
35.8
3.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.76 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.83 pts
higher than
England
School
11.04%
Liverpool
7.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.26 pts
higher than
England
School
29.08%
Liverpool
19.97%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.10 pts
higher than
England
School
6.90%
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
97.0%
4.7 pts
above England
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
97.0%
Liverpool
91.7%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.