Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L23 5TF · Sefton
Ages 11–18
- Att838.4
- P8-0.8
- EM5+32%
- Absence13.1%
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: InadequateURN 151777
St Michaels Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Crosby · L23 7UL
Ages 11–18 · 547 pupils · Sefton
Ofsted
Inadequate
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Inadequate
Inspection date
2024-06-19
Category of concern
Special measures
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill80%
547 pupils · 684 places
- Pupils on roll
- 547
- Boys / girls
- 284 / 263
- School capacity
- 684
- Capacity fill
- 547 / 684 (80%)
- Free school meals
- 42.8%
- FSM pupils
- 221
- 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
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Dioceses of Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Roy Bellmon
Location
- Address
- St Michaels Road
- Postcode
- L23 7UL
- Town
- Crosby
- Local authority
- Sefton
- District
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- 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
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 18 on roll / 18 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 10 on roll / 10 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 Crosby, Sefton, 547 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 42.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Liverpool.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Holy Family Catholic High School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Liverpool · L23 4UL · Sefton
Ages 11–18
- Att844.0
- P8-0.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence9.2%
1.1 miles away
Chesterfield High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Liverpool · L23 9YB · Sefton
Ages 11–18
- Att847.0
- P80.0
- EM5+47%
- Absence6.2%
1.3 miles away
Litherland High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L21 0DB · Sefton
Ages 11–16
- Att836.6
- P8-0.7
- EM5+15%
- Absence11.0%
2.3 miles away
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bootle · L30 2NA · Sefton
Ages 11–16
- Att831.1
- P8-1.0
- EM5+10%
- Absence12.4%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Roy Bellmon
- Telephone
- 01519246778