Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Girls · Liverpool
Yew Tree Lane, Liverpool, L12 9HJ
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 01/11/2022
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.2%
34.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,175
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,275 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
173 of 182 families who put it first got an offer
206
Places offered
442
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 182 | 173 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 125 | 26 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 76 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 59 | 4 | ● 7% |
| Total | 442 | 206 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 5 preferences. 86 applications came from outside the council area (39 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah O'Rourke
- Address
- Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HJ
- Phone
- 01515419400
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- West Derby Leyfield · Liverpool West Derby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104713
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,175 pupils · 1,275 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
01 November 2022
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 · 1,056 pupils
Attendance
88.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.6%
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 | 41.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.42 | — | — |
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 | 39.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 198 | — |
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 | 31.46 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 2.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 80 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 196 | 11% | 36% | 59% | |
| Mathematics | 195 | 7% | 26% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 189 | 15% | 52% | 71% | |
| Religious Studies | 187 | 13% | 36% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 169 | 5% | 18% | 30% | |
| History | 89 | 13% | 38% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 74 | 24% | 68% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 22% | 73% | 86% | |
| Geography | 55 | 15% | 45% | 60% | |
| Business | 23 | 9% | 35% | 48% | |
| Biology | 21 | 19% | 62% | 81% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 19 | 32% | 74% | 79% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 27 | 0% | 7% | 26% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 0% | 22% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 12% | 47% | |
| Photography | 17 | 0% | 12% | 59% | |
| Textiles | 12 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 8% | 17% | 25% | |
| English Language | 12 | 0% | 0% | 58% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Fine Art | 9 | 11% | 22% | 67% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 13% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11506: Broughton Hall High School, Liverpool
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 45% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 17% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 49% | — | — |
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.
Loading prices…
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.