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Notre Dame Catholic Academy

Academy sponsor led · Liverpool · L5 5AF

Ages 11–18 · 968 pupils · Liverpool

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Requires improvement

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-05-24

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

968 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
968
Boys / girls
478 / 490
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
968 / 1,050 (92%)
Free school meals
51.7%
FSM pupils
460
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Religious ethos
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Taylor

Location

Address
180 Great Homer Street
Postcode
L5 5AF
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
19 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 968 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 51.7%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Secondary schools in Liverpool
43
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L5
8
Secondary in L5
2
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
Secondary in Liverpool LA
31

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+26%
    • Absence13.1%

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    • Absence10.9%

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  • The Studio School Liverpool

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    • Att836.7
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  • West Derby School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att837.9
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    • EM5+25%
    • Absence10.4%

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Taylor
Telephone
01513305122
Website
https://notredameliverpool.com/

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