Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Liverpool
180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 5AF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
63%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
84.9%
46.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
968
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
63%
1st preference success rate
5 of 8 families who put it first got an offer
7
Places offered
19
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 8 | 5 | ● 63% |
| 2nd preference | 4 | 1 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 1 | ● 14% |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 37% |
Liverpool lets families list 5 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (7 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Victoria Taylor
- Address
- 180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 5AF
- Phone
- 01513305122
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Vauxhall · Liverpool Riverside
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150373
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 52% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
968 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 929 pupils
Attendance
84.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
15.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
46.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 31 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 21.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 35.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
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 | 27.02 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
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 | 176 | 4% | 24% | 40% | |
| English Language | 176 | 4% | 27% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 171 | 6% | 33% | 48% | |
| Religious Studies | 168 | 9% | 27% | 43% | |
| Biology | 103 | 3% | 8% | 21% | |
| Chemistry | 101 | 4% | 9% | 21% | |
| Geography | 90 | 2% | 14% | 18% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 5% | 27% | 44% | |
| History | 68 | 12% | 35% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 16% | 51% | 71% | |
| Physics | 30 | 10% | 33% | 57% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 11% | 30% | 44% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| 3D Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Art and Design | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.