St Julie's Catholic High SchoolGateacre School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Julie's Catholic High School and Gateacre School are secondary schools in Liverpool.

  • St Julie's Catholic High School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Gateacre School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Julie's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Julie's Catholic High School was judged Good and Gateacre School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.2 for St Julie's Catholic High School and 39.4 for Gateacre School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Julie's Catholic High School (47.7 in 2021-22, 42.2 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

St Julie's Catholic High School versus Gateacre School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolSt Julie's Catholic High SchoolLiverpoolGateacre SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking14th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure29th of 31 in Liverpool
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll1,018 1,196
Capacity1,260 1,400
LocationLiverpool, L25 7TN Liverpool, L25 2RW
GCSE results
Attainment 842.2 Stronger figure39.4 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.0% Stronger figure31.5% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths49.1% Stronger figure46.9% 64.8%
Cohort165 213
A-level results
A-level entries67 Not reported
A-level average points27.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points26.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects2.9% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,009 1,202
Free school meals (ever 6)27.6% 46.9%
English as an additional language4.7% 7.2%
SEN support17.1% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% Stronger figure14.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.2% Stronger figure40.8% 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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