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Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool L5 5AF · notredameliverpool.com · 0151 330 5122
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 31
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 968
- 92% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 145 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 94% 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 | 179 | 145 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 8 | 1.1▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 183 | 1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 152 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 176 | 1 | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31, and 21.5% 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- (27 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼31 | 46 | ||
| ▼21.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼35.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.32 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104706)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.3 | −13.4 |
| Sixth form college | 3.4 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 44.7 | +12.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +7.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104706)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C- (27) | Average +0.05 | |
| 30 students | C- (27) | Average +0.05 | |
| 32 students | Merit (25) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 32 | C- (26.4) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 42 | C- (27.8) | -0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 63 | C- (27.5) | -0.32 |
| 2015/16 | 41 | C- (27.4) | -0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.4 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 4.7 | −2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −1 |
| Employment | 28.1 | +3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.9 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −0.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104706)
Ofsted
Notre Dame Catholic Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104706)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104706), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires 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 104706)
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104706)
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104706)
What parents said
29% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 29%
- Replies
- 34
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 18 parents (53%) whose child was bullied
based on 12 parents (35%) with SEND