Calderstones School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Liverpool
Harthill Road, Liverpool, L18 3HS
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
50%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,592
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,543 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
50%
1st preference success rate
205 of 406 families who put it first got an offer
248
Places offered
1351
Total applications
5.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 406 | 205 | ● 50% |
| 2nd preference | 308 | 26 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 306 | 6 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 331 | 11 | ● 3% |
| Total | 1351 | 248 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 5 preferences. 74 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Ratcliffe
- Address
- Harthill Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 3HS
- Phone
- 01517242087
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Calderstones · Liverpool Garston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104698
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,592 pupils · 1,543 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,369 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.10 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 58.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 263 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.37 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 119 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 261 | 18% | 50% | 72% | |
| English Language | 261 | 19% | 52% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 242 | 16% | 55% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 201 | 12% | 42% | 63% | |
| History | 174 | 17% | 48% | 56% | |
| Geography | 151 | 15% | 45% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 140 | 14% | 44% | 63% | |
| Business | 93 | 18% | 49% | 65% | |
| Physical Education | 64 | 3% | 36% | 55% | |
| Biology | 60 | 38% | 80% | 88% | |
| Physics | 56 | 38% | 86% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 56 | 36% | 80% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 36 | 0% | 14% | 28% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 0% | 9% | 40% | |
| Mathematics | 32 | 13% | 44% | 59% | |
| Sociology | 31 | 13% | 26% | 58% | |
| Business Studies | 26 | 4% | 4% | 35% | |
| English Language | 24 | 0% | 17% | 79% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 5% | 9% | 18% | |
| Economics | 20 | 0% | 30% | 40% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 27% | 40% | |
| Physics | 15 | 13% | 33% | 53% | |
| Geography | 15 | 7% | 20% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11542: Calderstones School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Liverpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.