Broughton Hall Catholic High SchoolDixons Broadgreen Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

Broughton Hall Catholic High School and Dixons Broadgreen Academy are secondary schools in Liverpool.

  • Broughton Hall Catholic High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dixons Broadgreen Academy scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Broughton Hall Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Broughton Hall Catholic High School was judged Good and Dixons Broadgreen Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.2 for Broughton Hall Catholic High School and 34.4 for Dixons Broadgreen Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Broughton Hall Catholic High School (47.4 in 2021-22, 39.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Dixons Broadgreen Academy (35.0 in 2022-23, 34.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Broughton Hall Catholic High School versus Dixons Broadgreen Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolBroughton Hall Catholic High SchoolLiverpoolDixons Broadgreen AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking18th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure22nd of 31 in Liverpool
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,216 1,230
Capacity1,275 1,409
LocationLiverpool, L12 9HJ Liverpool, L13 5UQ
GCSE results
Attainment 839.2 Stronger figure34.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths23.7% Stronger figure21.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.5% Stronger figure43.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc31.8% 77.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.27 Stronger figure3.25 4.09
Cohort198 167
A-level results
A-level entries80 25
A-level average points31.5 Stronger figure24.7 35.0
A-level average gradeC D+
Best 3 A-levels points31.8 Stronger figure22.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects2.4% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,216 1,230
Free school meals (ever 6)39.1% 52.7%
English as an additional language7.1% 38.9%
SEN support14.1% 13.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence11.8% Stronger figure12.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence34.5% 30.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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

A-level average points

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.

Broughton Hall Catholic High School

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