St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
Liverpool · L25 6EG · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Absence11.6%
- FSM32.5%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 104739
Woolton High School
Community special school · Liverpool · L25 6JA
Ages 11–16 · 79 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
4.7
Overall absence
19.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-05-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-2.27
−20+2
Attainment 84.7
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+6%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence19.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)46.8%
Unauthorised9.2%
- Authorised absence
- 10.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 14.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 77
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
79 pupils · 80 places
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- Boys / girls
- 79 / 0
- School capacity
- 80
- Capacity fill
- 79 / 80 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 65.8%
- FSM pupils
- 52
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr ME Christian
Location
- Address
- Woolton Hill Road, Woolton
- Postcode
- L25 6JA
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- 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
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys community special school, Ages 11–16, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 79 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 65.8%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Abbot's Lea School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity special school
Liverpool · L25 6EE · Liverpool
Ages 3–19
- Att80.8
- P8-1.6
- EM5+0%
- Absence12.6%
0.2 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L25 5JF · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM7.7%
- Demand1.27
0.6 miles away
Childwall Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L16 0JD · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- FSM2.2%
0.7 miles away
Childwall Abbey School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity special school
Liverpool · L16 5EY · Liverpool
Ages 11–19
- Att85.0
- P8-1.3
- EM5+0%
- Absence13.5%
0.8 miles away
Woolton Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L25 5NN · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM13.8%
- Demand0.87
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr ME Christian
- Telephone
- 01513305120