Community school · Liverpool

Calderstones School

11–18Ages
1,592Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
104698URN

Harthill Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 3HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.1per place

2.7 above Liverpool median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LiverpoolSelective

1,308 applications for 258 places · 5th of 30 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.9of 90

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

10th of 31 in Liverpool

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.1applications per place, Year 7

2.7 above Liverpool median (2.4) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

1,308 applications · 258 places offered · 375 named it first

2026 5.1; Liverpool median median 2.4
2025 5.5; Liverpool median median 2.7
2024 4.4; Liverpool median median 2.6
2023 3.7; Liverpool median median 2.6
2022 3.4; Liverpool median median 2.6
2021 3.1; Liverpool median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Liverpool median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Liverpool median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Liverpool median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Liverpool median median 2.4
2016 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.2
2015 2.5; Liverpool median median 2.1
2014 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Liverpool median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	258	1,308	5.1	375	1.45
Sep 2025	248	1,351	5.5	406	1.64
Sep 2024	265	1,156	4.4	295	1.11
Sep 2023	274	1,025	3.7	262	0.96
Sep 2022	264	909	3.4	225	0.85
Sep 2021	264	812	3.1	189	0.72
Sep 2020	265	817	3.1	163	0.62
Sep 2019	265	826	3.1	164	0.62
Sep 2018	263	759	2.9	171	0.65
Sep 2017	265	766	2.9	162	0.61
Sep 2016	254	552	2.2	200	0.79
Sep 2015	255	642	2.5	228	0.89
Sep 2014	253	552	2.2	178	0.70

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

266 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.910th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%12th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Liverpool 52% England 66%

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	266	45.9	42%	61%	–
2024/25	263	46.1	43%	65%	–
2023/24	254	43.5	36%	59%	−0.20
2022/23	258	45.5	45%	65%	−0.10

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Calderstones SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

5.1applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
1.4 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2021

1.8applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
King David High School
1.4 km · Liverpool

Good2022

5.9applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
The Blue Coat School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Good2022

2.2applications per place 78.6Attainment 8 Selective
Liverpool College
1.5 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2025

10.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
1.7 km · Liverpool

2026

4.3applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
2.5 km · Liverpool

Good2024

3.1applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
St Hilda's Church of England High School
2.6 km · Liverpool

2026

7.9applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
St Julie's Catholic High School
2.6 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 104698 · 341/4427
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,543 pupils · 1,592 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Harthill Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 3HS
Local authority: Liverpool

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources