Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeHillside High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Archbishop Beck Catholic College and Hillside High School are secondary schools.
Archbishop Beck Catholic College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hillside High School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hillside High School is ahead on our composite score.
Archbishop Beck Catholic College was judged the expected standard and Hillside High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for Archbishop Beck Catholic College and 39.1 for Hillside High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Archbishop Beck Catholic College (42.8 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hillside High School (44.5 in 2021-22, 39.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolArchbishop Beck Catholic College | BootleHillside High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | D49/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 31 in Liverpool | 9th of 18 in Sefton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,142 | 785 | |
| Capacity | 1,186 | 921 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L9 7BF | Bootle, L20 9NU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 Stronger figure | 39.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.9% | 39.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.9% Stronger figure | 58.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 168 | 119 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 78 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 33.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.3 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 27.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,159 | 741 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.9% | 54.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 17.5% | |
| SEN support | 19.8% | 24.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% Stronger figure | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% Stronger figure | 31.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
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