Chesterfield High SchoolSt Michaels Church of England Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Chesterfield High School and St Michaels Church of England Academy are secondary schools.

  • Chesterfield High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Michaels Church of England Academy scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Chesterfield High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chesterfield High School was judged Good and St Michaels Church of England Academy was judged Inadequate.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.0 for Chesterfield High School and 39.6 for St Michaels Church of England Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Chesterfield High School (48.6 in 2021-22, 48.0 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Chesterfield High School versus St Michaels Church of England Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolChesterfield High SchoolCrosbySt Michaels Church of England AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureF26/100
Local ranking4th of 18 in Sefton Stronger figure18th of 18 in Sefton
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,692 547
Capacity1,326 684
LocationLiverpool, L23 9YB Crosby, L23 7UL
GCSE results
Attainment 848.0 Stronger figure39.6 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths49.1% Stronger figure28.7% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.8% Stronger figure52.1% 64.8%
Cohort281 94
A-level results
A-level entries63 Not reported
A-level average points31.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points34.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.4% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,628 Not reported
Free school meals (ever 6)26.1% Not reported
English as an additional language4.2% Not reported
SEN support12.5% Not reported
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% Not reported
Attendance
Overall absence8.2% Stronger figure13.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.7% Stronger figure36.5% 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

Overall absence

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