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Calderstones School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Harthill Road, Allerton, Liverpool L18 3HS · calderstones.co.uk · 0151 724 2087
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,592
- 49 over 1,543 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 375 families put the school first and 258 places were offered; 60% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 258 | 375 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | 406 | 1.6▲ | 50% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 265 | 295 | 1.1▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 274 | 262 | 1 | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 264 | 225 | 0.9 | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 43.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼43.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲58.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.7 | −10.8 |
| Sixth form college | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 35.8 | +9.1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +2.8 |
| Employment | 2.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 students | C+ (32.4) | Average +0.05 | |
| 121 students | C+ (32.6) | Average +0.08 | |
| 10 students | Dist (35) | Above average +0.86 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 118 | C (30.1) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 92 | C (28.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 101 | B- (36) | — |
| 2018/19 | 88 | C- (26.5) | -0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 111 | C (29) | -0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 100 | C- (28.3) | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 112 | C (28.7) | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.4 | −6.8 |
| Further and other education | 9.2 | +7.3 |
| Further education | 5.3 | +4.3 |
| Other education | 3.8 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 19.1 | −6.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
Calderstones School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (201 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 201
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (24%) with SEND