Halewood AcademySt Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Halewood Academy and St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy are secondary schools.
Halewood Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Halewood Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Halewood Academy was judged the expected standard and St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.8 for Halewood Academy and 37.8 for St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Halewood Academy (39.4 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | KnowsleyHalewood Academy | LiverpoolSt Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 6 in Knowsley | 27th of 31 in Liverpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,131 | 939 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,302 | |
| Location | Knowsley, L26 1UU | Liverpool, L25 6EG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.8 Stronger figure | 37.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.3% Stronger figure | 32.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.5% | 55.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 198 | 184 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 30 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 32.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 34.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 11.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,140 | 1,024 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 48.0% | 32.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.6% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.9% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.6% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% Stronger figure | 11.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.2% Stronger figure | 31.7% | 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
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
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