Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeSt John Bosco Arts College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Holly Lodge Girls' College and St John Bosco Arts College are secondary schools.
Holly Lodge Girls' College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John Bosco Arts College scores 46 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 St John Bosco Arts College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Holly Lodge Girls' College and 39.4 for St John Bosco Arts College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Holly Lodge Girls' College (44.3 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John Bosco Arts College (48.5 in 2021-22, 39.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolHolly Lodge Girls' College | CroxtethSt John Bosco Arts College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure | 19th 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 | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,000 | 1,051 | |
| Capacity | 1,529 | 1,064 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L12 7LE | Croxteth, L11 9DQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 Stronger figure | 39.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.4% Stronger figure | 19.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.8% Stronger figure | 44.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.5% | 75.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 Stronger figure | 3.55 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 152 | 169 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 31 | 29 | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 Stronger figure | 23.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 25.7 Stronger figure | 21.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,000 | 1,051 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.1% | 49.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.5% | 10.0% | |
| SEN support | 19.0% | 16.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | 9.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% | 26.6% 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
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