St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Liverpool
Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6AB
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/04/2024
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
17.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,000
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
83 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
184
Places offered
557
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 83 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 138 | 47 | ● 34% |
| 3rd preference | 134 | 27 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 178 | 27 | ● 15% |
| Total | 557 | 184 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 5 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Adam Robinson
- Address
- Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6AB
- Phone
- 01514271825
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Aigburth · Liverpool Wavertree
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138850
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
1,000 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 April 2024
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 · 850 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 50.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.19 | — | — |
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 | 49.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
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 | 31.3 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 62 | — |
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 | 169 | 22% | 59% | 79% | |
| English Language | 169 | 25% | 60% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 169 | 24% | 63% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 167 | 23% | 59% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 117 | 6% | 34% | 54% | |
| History | 86 | 23% | 56% | 69% | |
| Physical Education | 64 | 6% | 41% | 66% | |
| Business | 57 | 9% | 60% | 67% | |
| Biology | 51 | 35% | 80% | 94% | |
| Physics | 51 | 33% | 84% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 45% | 86% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 45 | 18% | 31% | 49% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 4% | 26% | 43% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| Biology | 15 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 7% | 13% | 53% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 0% | 46% | 69% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 56% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 14% | 14% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11554: St Margarets Church of England Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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.