Notre Dame Catholic Academy
180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, Merseyside · L5 5AF
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.
- 31.0
- Overall absence
- 15.1%
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 45.5%
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Spend per pupil
- £9,475
- Places filled
- 94%
May 2022
GCSE · 2024-25
2024-25
2024-25
2025-26
2024-25
991 of 1,050 places · 2025-26
Ofsted
Last inspected 24 May 2022
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
GCSE results (Key Stage 4)
All state-funded pupils
Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.
Average GCSE score across 8 subjects
Grade 5+ in English & MathsThe percentage of pupils achieving at least a grade 5 (a “strong pass”) in both GCSE English and maths.
A strong pass in both
Grade 4+ in English & Maths
A standard pass in both
EBacc average point scoreEnglish Baccalaureate Average Point Score: average grade across the core academic EBacc subjects (English, maths, sciences, a language, history or geography).
Progress 8 was not published for 2019/20, 2020/21 (exams cancelled) or recent years lacking a KS2 baseline.
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.
-4.5 vs Liverpool average
Grade 5+ in English & Maths
-10.3% vs Liverpool average
A-level & 16–18 results
Sixth-form attainment
A-level average point score
Per entry
Academic average point score
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
A-level average point score
-4.3 vs Liverpool average
Pupil makeup
Spring school census · 2024-25
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 45.5%
- English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
- 14.5%
- SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
- 8.3%
- With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
- 14.7%
Gender split
509 girls · 482 boys
Ethnicity
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
+12.0% vs Liverpool average
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
-6.9% vs Liverpool average
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
-7.6% vs Liverpool average
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
-2.2% vs Liverpool average
Attendance & absence
Share of school sessions missed
Overall absence rate
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Overall absence rate
+7.9% vs Liverpool average
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
+26.1% vs Liverpool average
Suspensions & exclusions
As a percentage of pupils on roll
Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.
Total suspensions as a share of pupils
Pupils suspended at least once
Share of pupils with one or more suspension
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.
+17.9% vs Liverpool average
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.
+0.94% vs Liverpool average
The local area
Neighbourhood context around the school in Liverpool
- Median house price
- £100,000
- DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
- 1/10
- Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
- 5.7%
- Recorded crimes
- 122
- Degree-level+
- 29%
2023 · England £295,000
10 = least deprived
April 2026 · England 4.1%
~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Residents 16+ · Census 2021
Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
Among the most deprived areas in England · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least
Crime by type
Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 150373