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St Anselm's College

Manor Hill, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 1UQ ·

Ofsted:Standards maintained· 2025Grammar schoolRoman Catholic
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At a glance

A state Roman Catholic boys' grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Prenton. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (March 2025): Standards maintained. GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 57.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 155 families put it first for 157 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,002
Gender
Boys
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Wirral
Academy trust
THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Serena Cubbin
Opened
Jun 2011

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 159 pupils

Attainment 8
57.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
75.5%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
93.7%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.03
2023/24 · CI -0.2 to 0.26
This school
57.2
Wirral
45.3
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
157
1st preferences
155
All applications
320
1st prefs per place
0.99
Fewer first choices than places

155 of 155 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 12 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
985
Capacity
1,026
98% full
Girls / boys
0/100
Boys
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)14%
  • English as an additional language8.3%
  • SEN support3.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.1%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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