Merseyside GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table
73 state secondary schools in Merseyside ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 10 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 5 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Merseyside GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
County 83 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Merseyside ranked on Attainment 8
73 of 83 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.3 | 0.00 | 45% | 65% | 4.05 | – |
| 1 | The Blue Coat School Liverpool · Academy converter | 79.3 | +0.97 (0.76 to 1.18) | 99% | 100% | 7.76 | 182 |
| 2 | Wirral Grammar School for Girls Wirral · Academy converter | 70.1 | +0.62 (0.41 to 0.84) | 92% | 99% | 6.52 | 183 |
| 3 | West Kirby Grammar School Wirral · Academy converter | 67.9 | +0.57 (0.34 to 0.79) | 94% | 99% | 6.26 | 185 |
| 4 | Upton Hall School FCJ Wirral · Academy converter | 66.5 | +1.08 (0.84 to 1.31) | 93% | 99% | 6.38 | 150 |
| 5 | Calday Grange Grammar School Wirral · Academy converter | 66.1 | +0.29 (0.11 to 0.48) | 94% | 98% | 6.35 | 243 |
| 6 | Wirral Grammar School for Boys Wirral · Academy converter | 65.1 | +0.29 (0.06 to 0.51) | 91% | 100% | 6.10 | 155 |
| 7 | St Anselm's College Prenton · Academy converter | 58.2 | +0.24 (0.01 to 0.47) | 79% | 97% | 5.29 | 156 |
| 8 | Liverpool College Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 57.2 | +0.32 (0.08 to 0.55) | 72% | 88% | 5.39 | 144 |
| 9 | The Belvedere Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 54.7 | +0.11 (-0.14 to 0.36) | 55% | 76% | 4.74 | 130 |
| 10 | Greenbank High School Southport · Academy converter | 53.9 | +0.36 (0.16 to 0.55) | 57% | 77% | 5.01 | 204 |
| 11 | St Hilda's Church of England High School Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 53.6 | +0.05 (-0.16 to 0.26) | 67% | 80% | 4.48 | 171 |
| 12 | Formby High School Liverpool · Academy converter | 51.9 | +0.02 (-0.19 to 0.23) | 49% | 74% | 4.31 | 179 |
| 13 | St Margaret's Church of England Academy Liverpool · Academy converter | 51.6 | -0.09 (-0.32 to 0.13) | 57% | 77% | 4.16 | 159 |
| 14 | Birkenhead High School Academy Prenton · Academy sponsor led | 51.3 | +0.63 (0.39 to 0.87) | 50% | 75% | 4.37 | 133 |
| 15 | Rainford High School St Helens · Academy converter | 50.4 | +0.03 (-0.14 to 0.19) | 53% | 77% | 4.40 | 288 |
| 16 | Birkdale High School Southport · Academy converter | 49.9 | -0.14 (-0.38 to 0.10) | 60% | 73% | 4.47 | 137 |
| 17 | St Edward's College Liverpool · Academy converter | 49.7 | -0.29 (-0.51 to -0.07) | 54% | 70% | 4.46 | 166 |
| 18 | Range High School Liverpool · Academy converter | 48.3 | -0.28 (-0.48 to -0.08) | 54% | 77% | 4.09 | 192 |
| 19= | Holy Family Catholic High School Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 48.0 | -0.02 (-0.24 to 0.20) | 45% | 73% | 4.06 | 157 |
| 19= | Rainhill High School Prescot · Academy converter | 48.0 | -0.15 (-0.31 to 0.01) | 46% | 67% | 4.19 | 294 |
| 21 | Chesterfield High School Liverpool · Academy converter | 46.5 | -0.11 (-0.30 to 0.08) | 45% | 65% | 3.94 | 212 |
| 22 | Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Liverpool · Academy converter | 45.8 | -0.17 (-0.40 to 0.06) | 43% | 68% | 3.84 | 154 |
| 23= | Calderstones School Liverpool · Community school | 45.5 | -0.10 (-0.28 to 0.07) | 45% | 65% | 4.07 | 258 |
| 23= | Holly Lodge Girls' College Liverpool · Community school | 45.5 | +0.14 (-0.09 to 0.37) | 44% | 62% | 4.12 | 151 |
| 25 | Pensby High School Wirral · Foundation school | 44.8 | +0.27 (0.04 to 0.49) | 45% | 66% | 3.87 | 157 |
| 26 | Deyes High School Liverpool · Academy converter | 44.5 | -0.66 (-0.84 to -0.47) | 37% | 64% | 3.98 | 227 |
| 27= | Archbishop Beck Catholic College Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 44.3 | -0.46 (-0.67 to -0.25) | 38% | 64% | 3.90 | 175 |
| 27= | St Julie's Catholic High School Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 44.3 | -0.37 (-0.58 to -0.16) | 34% | 62% | 3.57 | 177 |
| 29 | The Studio School Liverpool Liverpool · Studio schools | 44.0 | -0.40 (-0.75 to -0.05) | 33% | 62% | 3.25 | 66 |
| 30 | Outwood Academy Haydock St Helens · Academy sponsor led | 43.9 | -0.05 (-0.29 to 0.18) | 36% | 61% | 3.88 | 142 |
| 31 | The Sutton Academy St Helens · Academy sponsor led | 43.1 | -0.08 (-0.28 to 0.11) | 39% | 60% | 3.54 | 207 |
| 32 | Weatherhead High School Wallasey · Academy converter | 43.0 | -0.15 (-0.32 to 0.03) | 30% | 56% | 3.84 | 250 |
| 33 | St John Bosco Arts College Croxteth · Voluntary aided school | 42.8 | -0.40 (-0.62 to -0.18) | 28% | 50% | 3.85 | 169 |
| 34 | Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Liverpool · University technical college | 42.4 | -0.32 (-0.67 to 0.03) | 32% | 53% | 3.37 | 68 |
| 35 | Prenton High School for Girls Birkenhead · Academy converter | 42.3 | -0.03 (-0.26 to 0.21) | 34% | 58% | 3.62 | 151 |
| 36 | Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 42.1 | -0.57 (-0.77 to -0.37) | 34% | 63% | 3.42 | 192 |
| 37 | Stanley High School Southport · Academy sponsor led | 41.7 | -0.45 (-0.69 to -0.20) | 28% | 54% | 3.79 | 134 |
| 38 | Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 41.6 | -0.57 (-0.75 to -0.38) | 34% | 59% | 3.32 | 235 |
| 39 | West Derby School Liverpool · Academy converter | 41.5 | -0.23 (-0.44 to -0.01) | 34% | 53% | 3.25 | 171 |
| 40= | Broughton Hall Catholic High School Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 41.2 | -0.62 (-0.82 to -0.43) | 30% | 51% | 3.45 | 204 |
| 40= | Litherland High School Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 41.2 | -0.33 (-0.61 to -0.05) | 32% | 51% | 3.12 | 103 |
| 42 | Maghull High School Liverpool · Academy converter | 41.1 | -0.68 (-0.91 to -0.46) | 30% | 49% | 3.26 | 155 |
| 43 | Hope Academy Newton-le-Willows · Academy sponsor led | 41.0 | -0.28 (-0.46 to -0.10) | 31% | 48% | 3.49 | 239 |
| 44= | Maricourt Catholic High School Liverpool · Voluntary aided school | 40.8 | -0.80 (-0.99 to -0.61) | 31% | 55% | 3.29 | 210 |
| 44= | North Liverpool Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 40.8 | -0.21 (-0.40 to -0.02) | 33% | 53% | 3.04 | 261 |
| 46 | Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Southport · Voluntary aided school | 40.7 | -0.47 (-0.69 to -0.25) | 31% | 63% | 3.48 | 176 |
| 47 | All Saints Catholic High School Knowsley · Voluntary aided school | 40.3 | -0.39 (-0.59 to -0.19) | 25% | 50% | 3.19 | 205 |
| 48 | Hillside High School Bootle · Academy sponsor led | 40.2 | -0.48 (-0.73 to -0.22) | 28% | 55% | 3.45 | 128 |
| 49 | Cowley International College St Helens · Community school | 39.9 | -0.77 (-0.95 to -0.59) | 27% | 50% | 3.39 | 245 |
| 50 | Hilbre High School Wirral · Academy converter | 39.4 | +0.01 (-0.19 to 0.21) | 29% | 58% | 3.16 | 200 |
| 51 | St John Plessington Catholic College Wirral · Academy converter | 39.0 | -0.57 (-0.74 to -0.39) | 27% | 51% | 3.32 | 261 |
| 52 | Woodchurch High School Wirral · Academy converter | 38.6 | -0.14 (-0.31 to 0.03) | 27% | 51% | 3.18 | 281 |
| 53 | Halewood Academy Knowsley · Academy converter | 38.5 | -0.65 (-0.85 to -0.44) | 25% | 52% | 3.37 | 194 |
| 54 | Ridgeway High School Prenton · Foundation school | 37.4 | -0.30 (-0.52 to -0.08) | 23% | 41% | 2.84 | 162 |
| 55 | Co-op Academy Bebington Wirral · Academy sponsor led | 36.7 | -0.44 (-0.65 to -0.24) | 24% | 46% | 3.00 | 194 |
| 56 | Childwall Sports & Science Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 36.2 | -0.65 (-0.87 to -0.42) | 21% | 41% | 2.83 | 165 |
| 57 | St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy St Helens · Academy sponsor led | 35.7 | -0.70 (-0.96 to -0.44) | 29% | 41% | 2.76 | 122 |
| 58 | Dixons Broadgreen Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 35.0 | -0.86 (-1.07 to -0.64) | 27% | 45% | 3.11 | 185 |
| 59 | Lord Derby Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 34.7 | -0.72 (-0.92 to -0.53) | 17% | 42% | 3.17 | 201 |
| 60 | St Cuthbert's Catholic High School St Helens · Voluntary aided school | 34.3 | -1.01 (-1.22 to -0.79) | 24% | 43% | 2.74 | 179 |
| 61 | Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy Prescot · Academy sponsor led | 33.9 | -1.11 (-1.36 to -0.87) | 23% | 43% | 2.79 | 131 |
| 62 | The Mosslands School Wallasey · Community school | 33.7 | -0.76 (-0.95 to -0.57) | 18% | 41% | 2.76 | 212 |
| 63 | The Prescot School Liverpool · Academy converter | 32.9 | -0.88 (-1.11 to -0.66) | 18% | 39% | 2.81 | 158 |
| 64 | St Mary's Catholic College Wallasey · Academy sponsor led | 32.8 | -0.82 (-1.03 to -0.61) | 11% | 36% | 2.64 | 176 |
| 65 | Birkenhead Park School Birkenhead · Academy sponsor led | 32.4 | -0.64 (-0.90 to -0.39) | 17% | 35% | 2.71 | 133 |
| 66 | Kirkby High School Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 32.0 | -1.19 (-1.41 to -0.96) | 16% | 39% | 2.65 | 158 |
| 67= | Alsop High School Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 31.6 | -1.34 (-1.52 to -1.15) | 15% | 34% | 2.55 | 256 |
| 67= | The Academy of St Francis of Assisi Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 31.6 | -0.74 (-0.98 to -0.51) | 21% | 38% | 2.64 | 170 |
| 69 | King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Bootle · Free schools | 31.4 | -0.56 (-0.96 to -0.17) | 11% | 31% | 2.90 | 64 |
| 70= | King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 30.6 | -1.14 (-1.43 to -0.86) | 19% | 35% | 2.73 | 133 |
| 70= | The Academy of St Nicholas Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 30.6 | -0.84 (-1.12 to -0.56) | 18% | 30% | 2.35 | 102 |
| 72 | Dixons Fazakerley Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led | 30.2 | -1.42 (-1.65 to -1.19) | 18% | 41% | 2.65 | 160 |
| 73 | The Oldershaw School Wallasey · Academy converter | 28.7 | -1.01 (-1.23 to -0.79) | 18% | 38% | 2.50 | 167 |
| – | Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Liverpool · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | De La Salle School St Helens · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Dixons Croxteth Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Gateacre School Liverpool · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | LIPA School Liverpool · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Meols Cop High School Southport · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Notre Dame Catholic Academy Liverpool · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | South Wirral High School Wirral · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy Liverpool · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco Bootle · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Independent schools in Merseyside with published 2023 GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland College Liverpool · Other independent school | 44.6 | 54% | 13 |
| Birkenhead School Prenton · Other independent school | 47.5 | 0% | 88 |
| Christian Fellowship School Liverpool · Other independent school | 62.9 | 78% | 23 |
| Merchant Taylors' Schools Liverpool · Other independent school | 42.9 | 0% | 84 |
| Tower College Prescot · Other independent school | 48.7 | 53% | 34 |