North Liverpool AcademyNotre Dame Catholic Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

North Liverpool Academy and Notre Dame Catholic Academy are secondary schools in Liverpool.

  • North Liverpool Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Notre Dame Catholic Academy scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). North Liverpool Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • North Liverpool Academy was judged the expected standard and Notre Dame Catholic Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.6 for North Liverpool Academy and 31.0 for Notre Dame Catholic Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at North Liverpool Academy (45.5 in 2021-22, 45.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

North Liverpool Academy versus Notre Dame Catholic Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolNorth Liverpool AcademyLiverpoolNotre Dame Catholic AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking8th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure29th of 31 in Liverpool
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,286 991
Capacity1,550 1,050
LocationLiverpool, L5 0SQ Liverpool, L5 5AF
GCSE results
Attainment 845.6 Stronger figure31.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths38.0% Stronger figure21.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.1% Stronger figure35.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc16.3% Stronger figure13.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.62 Stronger figure2.32 4.09
Cohort221 177
A-level results
A-level entries53 30
A-level average points37.0 Stronger figure27.0 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C-
Best 3 A-levels points38.6 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects37.5% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,286 991
Free school meals (ever 6)57.6% 54.1%
English as an additional language40.1% 14.5%
SEN support14.9% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 8.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% Stronger figure15.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% Stronger figure46.0% 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

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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