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Liverpool College

Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, L18 8BG ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2025Church of England

At a glance

A state Church of England all-through academy for ages 4–19 in Liverpool. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2019). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 55.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 572 families put it first for 252 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 4–19
Pupils: 1,685
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Liverpool
Academy trust: LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Alison Haynes
Opened: Sept 2013
Boarding: Boarding school

School website 01517244000 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 26 Nov 2019

OutstandingOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years: Outstanding
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (18 Jun 2025): Standards maintained

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 148 pupils

Attainment 8

55.1

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

65.5%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

81.1%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.29

2023/24 · CI 0.05 to 0.52

This school

55.1

Liverpool

42.1

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

164

1st preferences

317

All applications

1,668

1st prefs per place

1.93

More first choices than places

146 of 317 first-preference applicants were offered a place (46%). 9 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

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

1,653

Capacity

1,100

153% full

Girls / boys

44/56

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)18.1%
English as an additional language12.5%
SEN support14.6%
Education, Health and Care plan6.2%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.