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Gateacre School

Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RW ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Liverpool. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (December 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 37.8 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 119 families put it first for 216 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,196
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Liverpool
Academy trust: NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Nabil Jamil
Opened: Dec 2024

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 5 Dec 2023Inspection of predecessor school

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Sixth form: Inadequate

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 221 pupils

Attainment 8

37.8

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

29%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

46.6%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.53

2023/24 · CI -0.73 to -0.32

This school

37.8

Liverpool

42.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 104700), for example before it converted to an academy.

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

216

1st preferences

119

All applications

350

1st prefs per place

0.55

Fewer first choices than places

119 of 119 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 31 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

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

1,202

Capacity

1,400

85% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)46.9%
English as an additional language7.2%
SEN support15.6%
Education, Health and Care plan4.9%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.