Academy sponsor led · Liverpool

Notre Dame Catholic Academy

11–18Ages
968Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
150373URN

180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 5AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Liverpool median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LiverpoolSelective

390 applications for 179 places · 19th of 30 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

30.0of 90

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

31st of 31 in Liverpool

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 24 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

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

390 applications · 179 places offered · 145 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Liverpool median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Liverpool median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Liverpool median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Liverpool median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Liverpool median

Dashed bars: as Notre Dame Catholic College (URN 104706), the previous school.

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	179	390	2.2	145	0.81
Sep 2025	7	19	2.7	8	1.14
Sep 2024 *	179	430	2.4	183	1.02
Sep 2023 *	179	399	2.2	152	0.85
Sep 2022 *	180	390	2.2	176	0.98
Sep 2021 *	179	370	2.1	190	1.06
Sep 2020 *	181	369	2.0	165	0.91
Sep 2019 *	180	465	2.6	229	1.27
Sep 2018 *	150	410	2.7	194	1.29
Sep 2017 *	150	407	2.7	204	1.36
Sep 2016 *	150	418	2.8	242	1.61
Sep 2015 *	150	313	2.1	167	1.11
Sep 2014 *	150	306	2.0	170	1.13

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

174 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)30.031st of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths16%31st of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths31%

Liverpool 52% England 66%

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−1.28

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	174	30.0	16%	31%	–
2024/25	177	31.0	22%	36%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	152	31.5	13%	33%	−1.28

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

Notre Dame Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place 30.0Attainment 8
North Liverpool Academy
0.7 km · Liverpool

2026

3.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
2.5 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 32.8Attainment 8
Alsop High School
2.6 km · Liverpool

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.2applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Hillside High School
2.6 km · Sefton

Good2023

3.0applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
LIPA School
2.9 km · Liverpool

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

38.0Attainment 8
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
3.4 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2025

43.6Attainment 8
The Studio School Liverpool
3.4 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

46.1Attainment 8
West Derby School
3.7 km · Liverpool

Good2023

3.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150373 · 341/4016
Trust: St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 968 on roll
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: Notre Dame Catholic College (URN 104706)
Address: 180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 5AF
Local authority: Liverpool

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