Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

Broughton Hall Catholic High School

11–18Ages
1,175Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
104713URN

Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Liverpool median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LiverpoolSelective

495 applications for 206 places · 16th of 30 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.4of 90

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

18th of 31 in Liverpool

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2022Ofsted'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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Liverpool median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

495 applications · 206 places offered · 190 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Liverpool median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Liverpool median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.6
2021 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.2
2020 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Liverpool median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.4
2016 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.2
2015 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.1
2014 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 0 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	206	495	2.4	190	0.92
Sep 2025	206	442	2.2	182	0.88
Sep 2024	212	510	2.4	217	1.02
Sep 2023	223	460	2.1	206	0.92
Sep 2022	210	418	2.0	134	0.64
Sep 2021	211	412	2.0	141	0.67
Sep 2020	209	442	2.1	179	0.86
Sep 2019	210	483	2.3	197	0.94
Sep 2018	210	461	2.2	181	0.86
Sep 2017	211	463	2.2	213	1.01
Sep 2016	210	361	1.7	150	0.71
Sep 2015	196	317	1.6	136	0.69
Sep 2014	210	361	1.7	157	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

200 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.418th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%20th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Liverpool 52% England 66%

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.58

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	200	39.4	31%	52%	–
2024/25	198	39.2	24%	51%	–
2023/24	209	41.4	33%	50%	−0.58
2022/23	204	41.2	30%	52%	−0.62

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

Broughton Hall Catholic High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
0.2 km · Liverpool

2026

3.0applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
St Edward's College
1.5 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

7.0applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
1.8 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

0.9applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Holly Lodge Girls' College
2.1 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
West Derby School
2.4 km · Liverpool

Good2023

3.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
2.9 km · Liverpool

2026

4.3applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Dixons Croxteth Academy
2.9 km · Liverpool

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
King David High School
3.3 km · Liverpool

Good2022

5.9applications per place 55.4Attainment 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 104713 · 341/4792
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,275 pupils · 1,175 on roll
Free school meals: 37.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HJ
Local authority: Liverpool

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