Academy sponsor led · Liverpool

Gateacre School

11–18Ages
1,196Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
150956URN

Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, L25 2RW

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Liverpool median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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350 applications for 216 places · 22nd 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: Requires improvement · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Requires improvement
Sixth form provision		Inadequate

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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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Liverpool median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

350 applications · 216 places offered · 119 named it first

2026 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Liverpool median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Liverpool median

Dashed bars: as Gateacre School (URN 104700), 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	216	350	1.6	119	0.55
Sep 2025	45	107	2.4	31	0.69
Sep 2024 *	237	508	2.1	229	0.97
Sep 2023 *	252	445	1.8	229	0.91
Sep 2022 *	240	479	2.0	262	1.09
Sep 2021 *	200	335	1.7	165	0.83
Sep 2020 *	192	320	1.7	151	0.79
Sep 2019 *	163	305	1.9	129	0.79
Sep 2018 *	129	220	1.7	110	0.85
Sep 2017 *	157	249	1.6	122	0.78
Sep 2016 *	155	245	1.6	107	0.69
Sep 2015 *	169	271	1.6	134	0.79
Sep 2014 *	188	313	1.7	165	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

213 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 maths32%19th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Liverpool 52% England 66%

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	213	39.4	32%	47%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	195	37.9	31%	52%	−0.53
2022/23 *	143	34.3	25%	44%	−0.74

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

Gateacre SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
1.6 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2021

1.8applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
St Julie's Catholic High School
2.2 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
King David High School
2.7 km · Liverpool

Good2022

5.9applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
2.7 km · Liverpool

2026

4.3applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Calderstones School
2.8 km · Liverpool

Good2023

5.1applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Lord Derby Academy
2.8 km · Knowsley

Good2023

2.2applications per place 34.3Attainment 8
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
3.6 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

0.9applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Halewood Academy
3.6 km · Knowsley

2026

1.8applications per place 39.8Attainment 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: 150956 · 341/4018
Trust: Northern Schools Trust
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 1,196 on roll
Free school meals: 41.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2024
Replaced: Gateacre School (URN 104700)
Address: Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, L25 2RW
Local authority: Liverpool

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