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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
80 Earle Road, Liverpool L7 6HQ · abblanch.com · 0151 330 5151
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,179
- 114 over 1,065 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 27.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 258 families put the school first and 185 places were offered; 58% 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 | 185 | 258 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 188 | 253 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 230 | 1.2▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 188 | 222 | 1.2▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 218 | 1.2▲ | 59% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57, and 68.3% 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 B- (38 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57 | 46 | ||
| ▲68.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.89 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104705)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.1 | −2.7 |
| Sixth form college | 6.8 | +3.3 |
| Further education | 23.2 | +8.3 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −0.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104705)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 students | B- (38) | Average -0.17 | |
| 72 students | B- (38.2) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 44 students | Dist- (32.8) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | B- (35.8) | -0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 89 | C (31.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 92 | C+ (34.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | C+ (31.8) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 76 | C+ (32.1) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 80 | C (29.9) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 136 | C- (25.5) | -0.08 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104705)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77 | +7.1 |
| Further and other education | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 0.9 | — |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 8.8 | −4.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104705)
Ofsted
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jun 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104705)
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104705), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104705)
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104705)
May 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 104705)
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104705)