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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 April 2018Graded 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 entry245 applications · 189 places offered · 83 named it first
- 2026 1.3; Liverpool median median 2.4
- 2025 1.2; Liverpool median median 2.7
- 2024 0.9; Liverpool median median 2.6
- 2023 1.4; Liverpool median median 2.6
- 2022 1.4; Liverpool median median 2.6
- 2021 0.8; Liverpool median median 2.2
- 2020 0.9; Liverpool median median 2.8
- 2019 0.6; Liverpool median median 2.6
- 2018 0.6; Liverpool median median 2.7
- 2017 0.4; Liverpool median median 2.4
- 2016 0.3; Liverpool median median 2.2
- 2015 0.5; Liverpool median median 2.1
- 2014 0.7; Liverpool median median 2.1
- 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 | 189 | 245 | 1.3 | 83 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2025 | 201 | 241 | 1.2 | 76 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2024 | 209 | 192 | 0.9 | 79 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2023 | 193 | 263 | 1.4 | 92 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2022 | 178 | 241 | 1.4 | 99 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 144 | 0.8 | 58 | 0.33 |
| Sep 2020 | 158 | 134 | 0.9 | 55 | 0.35 |
| Sep 2019 | 160 | 102 | 0.6 | 40 | 0.25 |
| Sep 2018 | 126 | 74 | 0.6 | 34 | 0.27 |
| Sep 2017 | 143 | 61 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.15 |
| Sep 2016 | 145 | 47 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.17 |
| Sep 2015 | 113 | 58 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.30 |
| Sep 2014 | 138 | 91 | 0.7 | 55 | 0.40 |
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.) | 158 | 36.3 | 30% | 48% | – |
| 2024/25 | 125 | 34.5 | 22% | 41% | – |
| 2023/24 | 131 | 35.0 | 27% | 46% | −0.54 |
| 2022/23 | 133 | 30.6 | 19% | 35% | −1.14 |
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
- King's Leadership Academy, LiverpoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.3applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · LiverpoolGraded · no overall grade20254.4applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Liverpool20263.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Liverpool20267.9applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · LiverpoolGood20243.1applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · LiverpoolStandards maintained202543.6Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · LiverpoolRemains Good202446.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · LiverpoolStandards maintained202510.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · LiverpoolStandards maintained20254.3applications per place
- 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137675 · 341/4000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 940 on roll
- Free school meals
- 64.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2012
- Replaced
- Shorefields School (URN 104691)
- Address
- Dingle Vale, Liverpool, L8 9SJ
- Local authority
- Liverpool
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources