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St Edward's College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sandfield Park, Liverpool L12 1LF · st-edwards.co.uk · 0151 281 1999

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.6
average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
Demand for places
2.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,150
122 over 1,028 places · 112%
Local authority
Liverpool
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.1%
First language not English
6.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Laetare Catholic Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 357 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 41% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 420 (Places 168)420September 2023: 395 (Places 169)395September 2024: 304 (Places 181)304September 2025: 290 (Places 167)290September 2026: 357 (Places 159)357Places 159
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261593572.2▲41%
September 2025Sept 20251672901.7▲51%
September 2024Sept 20241813041.7▲56%
September 2023Sept 20231693952.3▲38%
September 2022Sept 20221684202.5▲38%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.6, and 62.3% 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+ (33.2 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: 54.6 (England 46.3)54.62017/18: 56.4 (England 46.5)56.42018/19: 54.1 (England 46.7)54.12021/22: 55.4 (England 48.8)55.42022/23: 49.7 (England 46.3)49.72023/24: 49.4 (England 45.9)49.42024/25: 51.6 (England 46.0)51.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.646.0
▲62.3%45.4%
▲81.7%64.8%
▲58.3%40.5%
▲4.654.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form58.9−7
Sixth form college6.70
Further education26.1+9
Other education0.6−1.2
Apprenticeship3.3−0.4
Employment1.1—
Not in a lasting destination1.7+0.5
Activity not captured1.7−2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.5 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 28.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.4 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 33.1 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.4 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 33.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
120 studentsC+ (33.2)Average -0.04
120 studentsC+ (33.3)Average -0.05
36 studentsDist- (31.5)Average -0.01
15.7%AAB or better
96.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24138C+ (33.4)-0.04
2022/23151C+ (33.1)—
2021/22123B (38.4)—
2018/19131C (31.6)-0.29
2017/18131C+ (33.7)-0.10
2016/17131C (28.9)-0.25
2015/16163C (30.5)+0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University64.3+1.7
Other education7.8−1.4
Apprenticeship7.1+0.2
Employment11.4−3.1
Not in a lasting destination7.1+2.5
Activity not captured2.1−0.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Edward's College on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Dec 2024
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, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Nov 2005Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (187 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
84%
Replies
187
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼81% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼45% agreeEngland 67%

based on 49 parents (26%) with SEND

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