Calderstones School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Liverpool · L18 3HS · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att843.5
- P8-0.2
- EM5+36%
- Absence8.4%
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 150713
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Liverpool · L25 6EG
Ages 11–18 · 939 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Overall absence
11.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2021-10-12
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.6%
Unauthorised6.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 991
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill72%
939 pupils · 1,302 places
- Pupils on roll
- 939
- Boys / girls
- 939 / 0
- School capacity
- 1,302
- Capacity fill
- 939 / 1,302 (72%)
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- FSM pupils
- 282
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Academy converter
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
- 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
- Mr David Hayes
Location
- Address
- Woolton Hill Road, Woolton
- Postcode
- L25 6EG
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 939 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 32.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Julie's Catholic High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Liverpool · L25 7TN · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att841.5
- P8-0.5
- EM5+38%
- Absence9.4%
0.9 miles away
Gateacre School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L25 2RW · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- FSM41.2%
1.0 miles away
King David High School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Liverpool · L15 6WU · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att855.3
- P80.5
- EM5+66%
- Absence8.1%
1.2 miles away
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L15 6XZ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att833.4
- P8-0.9
- EM5+23%
- Absence10.4%
1.4 miles away
The Blue Coat School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Liverpool · L15 9EE · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att880.1
- P80.8
- EM5+99%
- Absence3.3%
1.6 miles away
The Academy of St Nicholas
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L19 5NY · Liverpool
Ages 11–19
- Att827.8
- P8-1.3
- EM5+17%
- Absence15.0%
2.0 miles away
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L13 5UQ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att835.7
- P8-0.6
- EM5+28%
- Absence14.7%
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr David Hayes
- Telephone
- 01512881000