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St Anselm's College
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Manor Hill, Prenton CH43 1UQ · st-anselms.com · 0151 652 1408
On the mapSearch near CH43 1UQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,002
- 98% of 1,026 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 11%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 157 places were offered; 100% 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 | 157 | 155 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 162 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 134 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 141 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.2, and 75.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲75.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲93.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 65.4 | −7.5 |
| Sixth form college | 16.7 | +6 |
| Further education | 8.6 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 students | B- (37.7) | Above average +0.32 | |
| 94 students | B- (38) | Above average +0.33 | |
| 17 students | Dist (33.9) | Average +0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 96 | B- (35.4) | +0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 101 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 95 | B- (36.9) | +0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 92 | C+ (31.8) | +0.31 |
| 2016/17 | 114 | C (31.3) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 108 | C (29.1) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.3 | −14 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 21.9 | +10.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.6 | +3.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Anselm's College was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 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 Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (377 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 377
- 38% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 64 parents (17%) with SEND