Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeCardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.
Summary of the comparison
Holly Lodge Girls' College and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School are secondary schools in Liverpool.
Holly Lodge Girls' College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holly Lodge Girls' College is ahead on our composite score.
Holly Lodge Girls' College was judged the expected standard and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for Holly Lodge Girls' College and 42.7 for Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Holly Lodge Girls' College (44.3 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (46.7 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolHolly Lodge Girls' College | LiverpoolCardinal Heenan Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure | 12th of 31 in Liverpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,016 | 1,338 | |
| Capacity | 1,529 | 1,394 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L12 7LE | Liverpool, L12 9HZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 42.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.4% Stronger figure | 35.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.7% Stronger figure | 50.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 163 | 208 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 31 | 64 | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 Stronger figure | 28.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 25.7 | 30.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,000 | 1,324 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.1% | 36.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.5% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 19.0% | 20.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | 7.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% | 22.4% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
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