Secondary school

Gateacre School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Liverpool
  • L25 2RW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Dec 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,849 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 80%80% · 2016/172017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 83%2021/22: top 98%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 86%2024/25: top 87%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 837.8 · North West 44.42/10 Well below North West+14 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths29% · North West 40%3/10 Below+16.8 pts
EBacc point score3.08 · North West 3.822/10 Well below North West+9.1 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.53 · North West −0.163/10 Below
A level points per entry27.75 · North West 32.9Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41.7 · 221 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 40.5 · 197 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 37.9 · 180 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 39.6 · 161 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 34.3 · 176 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 34.3 · 143 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 37.9 · 195 pupils · North West 442024/25: 37.8 · 221 pupils · North West 44.441.734.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 22% · 197 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 19% · 180 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 32% · 161 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 21% · 176 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 25% · 143 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 31.3% · 195 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 29% · 221 pupils · North West 40%32%19%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 20.47 · 62 pupils · North West 28.42016/17: 24.81 · 55 pupils · North West 29.242017/18: 30.77 · 57 pupils · North West 30.22018/19: 28.43 · 33 pupils · North West 31.62021/22: 23.87 · 60 pupils · North West 35.972022/23: 21.88 · 47 pupils · North West 31.932023/24: 22.15 · 45 pupils · North West 32.72024/25: 27.75 · 19 pupils · North West 32.930.7720.47No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
119 of 119 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st119119
2nd9938
3rd6219

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2014–2023

  1. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  2. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2020Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2022Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,196
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.9%
First language not English7.2%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)14.2%
Persistently absent pupils40.8%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

85.4% full · 1,400 places · 54 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 39 responses (3.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school10.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school10.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved20.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 33.3% not applicable7.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year7.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 2.6% not applicable13.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?59% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 59% who said Yes above4.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child28.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school23.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing17.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school30.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school43.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development10.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent7.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.3
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 69.1
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 17.7
  • Other support 30.3

Teachers 78.1 FTE · Whole workforce 126.1 · 134 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 9 months.

  • +£519,000revenue reserve
  • +£159,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £389,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

195 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.1%
  • Education79.5%
  • Apprenticeship3.6%
  • Employment2.1%
  • Not sustained9.2%
  • Unknown5.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

58 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained75.9%
  • Education48.3%
  • Higher education43.1%
  • Apprenticeship8.6%
  • Employment19%
  • Not sustained22.4%
  • Unknown1.7%