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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 5TF · sacredheartcatholicacademy.org · 0151 931 2971
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 613
- 45% of 1,354 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.2%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 91 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 99% 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 | 147 | 91 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 68 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 54 | 0.4 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 54 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 85 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.4, and 38.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sefton it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104961)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.2 | −29.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 62.7 | +28.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 2.3 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | C- (25) | Average -0.14 | |
| 8 students | C- (25) | Average -0.14 | |
| 18 students | Merit- (23.3) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 44 | C- (27.1) | -0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 66 | C (29.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 115 | C- (26.9) | -0.36 |
| 2017/18 | 124 | D+ (24.4) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 146 | D+ (23.5) | -0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 119 | D+ (23.3) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.8 | +25.4 |
| Other education | 1.9 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −4.8 |
| Employment | 15.1 | −20.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104961), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104961)
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires 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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104961)
Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104961)
Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104961)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 96
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (30%) with SEND