Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeThe Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Archbishop Beck Catholic College and The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco are secondary schools.

  • Archbishop Beck Catholic College scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Archbishop Beck Catholic College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Archbishop Beck Catholic College was judged the expected standard and The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.5 for Archbishop Beck Catholic College and 32.2 for The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Archbishop Beck Catholic College (42.8 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Archbishop Beck Catholic College versus The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolArchbishop Beck Catholic CollegeBootleThe Salesian Academy of St John BoscoEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100Stronger figureF30/100
Local ranking17th of 31 in Liverpool 17th of 18 in Sefton
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,159 532
Capacity1,186 600
LocationLiverpool, L9 7BF Bootle, L30 2NA
GCSE results
Attainment 841.5 Stronger figure32.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths35.0% Stronger figure18.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths64.4% Stronger figure33.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc40.7% Stronger figure16.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.60 Stronger figure2.55 4.09
Cohort177 75
A-level results
A-level entries78 Not reported
A-level average points33.7 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points39.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects27.8% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,159 532
Free school meals (ever 6)37.9% 54.3%
English as an additional language4.6% 16.5%
SEN support19.8% 21.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.2% Stronger figure12.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.1% Stronger figure35.5% 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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