Voluntary aided school · Sefton

Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

11–18Ages
822Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
104964URN

Stamford Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.4 above Sefton median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sefton

294 applications for 112 places · 5th of 18 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.8of 90

Sefton 42.9 England 46.0

11th of 18 in Sefton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Sefton median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

294 applications · 112 places offered · 96 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2025 2.3; Sefton median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Sefton median median 2.0
2019 2.3; Sefton median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Sefton median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Sefton median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Sefton median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 1.9; Sefton median median 2.1

This school
Sefton 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	112	294	2.6	96	0.86
Sep 2025	151	340	2.3	116	0.77
Sep 2024	158	342	2.2	137	0.87
Sep 2023	158	292	1.9	110	0.70
Sep 2022	178	308	1.7	108	0.61
Sep 2021	174	293	1.7	107	0.61
Sep 2020	126	293	2.3	93	0.74
Sep 2019	131	298	2.3	106	0.81
Sep 2018	185	346	1.9	141	0.76
Sep 2017	183	341	1.9	144	0.79
Sep 2016	184	368	2.0	165	0.90
Sep 2015	205	374	1.8	171	0.83
Sep 2014	182	342	1.9	164	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.811th of 18 in Sefton

Sefton 42.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%11th of 18 in Sefton

Sefton 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Sefton 60% England 66%

This school
Sefton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	42.8	37%	56%	–
2024/25	113	41.8	37%	58%	–
2023/24	115	41.5	37%	54%	−0.62
2022/23	176	40.7	31%	63%	−0.47

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

Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Greenbank High School
1.7 km · Sefton

Good2022

1.7applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Birkdale High School
2.2 km · Sefton

2026

1.7applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
Meols Cop High School
2.3 km · Sefton

2026

2.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Stanley High School
5.1 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Formby High School
8.5 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.5applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic High School
10.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Range High School
10.5 km · Sefton

2026

2.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Burscough Priory Academy
10.7 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 42.6Attainment 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: 104964 · 343/4800
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,223 pupils · 822 on roll
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stamford Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4EX
Local authority: Sefton

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