Schools by area › Knowsley › All Saints Catholic High School
All Saints Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley L33 8XF · allsaintschs.org.uk · 0151 477 8740
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Knowsley 34.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,129
- 17 over 1,112 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 269 families put the school first and 201 places were offered; 73% 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 | 201 | 269 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 250 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 287 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 305 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 247 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 33.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Knowsley it was 34.4, and across England 46.
In 2022/23 the average A level result was grade C- (26.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.6 | −7.1 |
| Sixth form college | 28.8 | +4.8 |
| Further education | 26.3 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.2 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | −0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 students | — | Average +0.33 | |
| 3 students | — | Average +0.33 | |
| 18 students | Dist- (31.6) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 | C- (26.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 7 | C+ (31.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 12 | D+ (24.7) | -0.47 |
| 2017/18 | 5 | — | +1.32 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | B- (36.3) | +0.23 |
| 2015/16 | 12 | E (10.4) | -0.98 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 35.9 | +4.3 |
| Further education | 5.1 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | — |
| Employment | 41 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −7.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected All Saints Catholic High School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- May 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 87
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on 12 parents (14%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (15%) with SEND