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The Academy of St Nicholas

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

51 Horrocks Avenue, Garston, Liverpool L19 5NY · theacademyofstnicholas.org.uk · 0151 230 2570

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
29.4
average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
841
78% of 1,080 places
Local authority
Liverpool
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
50.7%
First language not English
34%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 163 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 60 (Places 149)60September 2023: 65 (Places 184)65September 2024: 61 (Places 177)61September 2025: 53 (Places 169)53September 2026: 74 (Places 163)74Places 163
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026163740.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025169530.398%
September 2024Sept 2024177610.3100%
September 2023Sept 2023184650.4100%
September 2022Sept 2022149600.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.4, and 20.2% 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 D (19.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 36.1 (England 46.3)36.12017/18: 34.0 (England 46.5)34.02018/19: 32.2 (England 46.7)32.22021/22: 38.2 (England 48.8)38.22022/23: 30.6 (England 46.3)30.62023/24: 27.8 (England 45.9)27.82024/25: 29.4 (England 46.0)29.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼29.446.0
▼20.2%45.4%
▼38.8%64.8%
▼14.0%40.5%
▼2.374.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form43−17.7
Further education38.6+17.2
Other education0.9−0.9
Employment0.90
Not in a lasting destination7.9+1.6
Activity not captured8.8+3.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2017/18 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1721/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 21.0 (England 31.1)D2021/22: 27.6 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 16.2 (England 34.2)D-2023/24: 14.9 (England 34.4)E+2024/25: 19.3 (England 35.0)DEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
52 studentsD (19.3)Below average -0.53
52 studentsD (19.3)Below average -0.53
51 studentsMerit- (21.4)Average -0.15
17 studentsDist- (31.5)Average +0.21
0%AAB or better
90%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2479E+ (14.9)-0.94
2022/2340D- (16.2)—
2021/2233C- (27.6)—
2016/1740D (21)+0.05
2015/1645C- (26.1)+0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University39.3−6.2
Further and other education11.6+7.1
Further education9.8+8.7
Other education1.8−1.6
Apprenticeship4.5+1.1
Employment20.5−4.5
Not in a lasting destination19.6+0.3
Activity not captured4.5+2.2

Ofsted

The Academy of St Nicholas was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Dec 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

40% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
40%
Replies
30
4% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼53% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼60% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼33% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼60% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼30% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼63% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼66% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼36% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼34% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼19% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 53% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼34% agreeEngland 67%

based on 15 parents (50%) with SEND

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