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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 March 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry686 applications · 305 places offered · 327 named it first
- 2026 2.3; Sefton median median 2.3
- 2025 2.5; Sefton median median 2.3
- 2024 2.3; Sefton median median 2.2
- 2023 2.4; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2022 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2021 2.3; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2020 2.3; Sefton median median 2.0
- 2019 2.5; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2018 2.0; Sefton median median 1.9
- 2017 2.1; Sefton median median 1.9
- 2016 1.8; Sefton median median 2.0
- 2015 1.9; 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 | 305 | 686 | 2.3 | 327 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 | 305 | 765 | 2.5 | 368 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2024 | 307 | 706 | 2.3 | 360 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 308 | 729 | 2.4 | 380 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 305 | 681 | 2.2 | 351 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2021 | 286 | 658 | 2.3 | 274 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 269 | 624 | 2.3 | 244 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 233 | 578 | 2.5 | 211 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 | 232 | 469 | 2.0 | 217 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 224 | 461 | 2.1 | 222 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 219 | 404 | 1.8 | 212 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 190 | 356 | 1.9 | 167 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 200 | 375 | 1.9 | 182 | 0.91 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 281 | 48.0 | 49% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 257 | 48.4 | 53% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 227 | 47.0 | 47% | 71% | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 212 | 46.5 | 45% | 65% | −0.11 |
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
- Chesterfield High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.3applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · SeftonStandards maintained20244.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · SeftonGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · SeftonGood20241.9applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · SeftonSpecial measures Inadequate20241.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · SeftonSpecial measures 20261.9applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · SeftonGood20231.4applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Sefton20263.1applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · Sefton20262.3applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137514 · 343/4105
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,326 pupils · 1,692 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2011
- Replaced
- Chesterfield High School (URN 104952)
- Address
- Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9YB
- Local authority
- Sefton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources