St. Mary's College
Other independent school · Mixed · Sefton
St. Mary's College, Liverpool, L23 5TW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
818
Capacity used
Has space70%
1,175 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Kennedy
- Address
- St. Mary's College, Everest Road, Liverpool, L23 5TW
- Phone
- 01519243926
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward / constituency
- Great Crosby · Bootle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104972
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
818 pupils · 1,175 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.35 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.86 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 76.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 95.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 86 | — |
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 | 32.81 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 45 | — |
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 | 86 | 34% | 79% | 97% | |
| English Language | 86 | 34% | 81% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 86 | 66% | 97% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 86 | 43% | 90% | 95% | |
| History | 46 | 24% | 70% | 80% | |
| Biology | 43 | 53% | 91% | 100% | |
| Physics | 43 | 49% | 93% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 42% | 93% | 95% | |
| Combined Science | 43 | 23% | 70% | 95% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 43 | 42% | 72% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 36 | 28% | 72% | 86% | |
| Design & Technology | 34 | 26% | 76% | 88% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 15% | 46% | 69% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Psychology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 0% | 44% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 29% | 71% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 7 | 0% | 43% | 57% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11555: St. Mary's College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
House prices near the school
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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.