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St Margaret's Church of England Academy

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Aigburth Road, Liverpool L17 6AB · stmargaretsacademy.com · 0151 427 1825

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.6
average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,000
95% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Liverpool
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
25.6%
First language not English
23.3%
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, 136 families put the school first and 186 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 127 (Places 157)127September 2023: 98 (Places 164)98September 2024: 104 (Places 180)104September 2025: 107 (Places 184)107September 2026: 136 (Places 186)136Places 186
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261861360.776%
September 2025Sept 20251841070.678%
September 2024Sept 20241801040.683%
September 2023Sept 2023164980.677%
September 2022Sept 20221571270.872%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 54.4% 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 (31.3 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: 53.1 (England 46.3)53.12017/18: 51.1 (England 46.5)51.12018/19: 52.0 (England 46.7)52.02021/22: 55.6 (England 48.8)55.62022/23: 51.6 (England 46.3)51.62023/24: 50.2 (England 45.9)50.22024/25: 49.6 (England 46.0)49.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.646.0
▲54.4%45.4%
▲73.7%64.8%
▼14.0%40.5%
●4.024.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form49.5−8.6
Sixth form college10.3−2.9
Further education30.4+10
Other education0.5−0.1
Apprenticeship2.7+0.3
Employment2.7+2.1
Not in a lasting destination2.2+0.4
Activity not captured1.6−1.4

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: 25.4 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 26.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 28.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 31.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.2 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.2 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
62 studentsC (31.3)Average -0.17
62 studentsC (31.4)Average -0.17
14 studentsDist (33.8)Average +0.11
13.6%AAB or better
91.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2475C+ (32.2)-0.15
2022/2382C (29.6)—
2021/2278C+ (34.2)—
2018/19110C+ (31.8)-0.05
2017/18121C- (28)-0.02
2016/17114C- (26)-0.11
2015/16136C- (25.4)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University68.2+7.4
Further and other education3.6+0.5
Further education2.4—
Other education1.2—
Apprenticeship3.5−2.7
Employment12.9−7.7
Not in a lasting destination10.6+2.4
Activity not captured1.2+0.2

Ofsted

St Margaret's Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
30 Apr 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 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (197 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
69%
Replies
197
20% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼51% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 68%

based on 61 parents (31%) with SEND

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