Gateacre School
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Gateacre School is a sponsored academy in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 1,196 pupils and room for 1,400. About 41 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 1 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 4% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2023.
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, L25 2RW0151 363 1111Mr Nabil Jamil headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 December 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
221 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Gateacre School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 221 | 195 | 143 | 176 | 161 | 180 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 39.6 | 37.9 | 43.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.53 | -0.74 | -0.97 | -0.52 | -0.49 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 29% | 31% | 25% | 21% | 32% | 19% | 39% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 47% | 52% | 44% | 48% | 55% | 46% | 59% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.08 | 3.01 | 2.68 | 2.78 | 3.26 | 2.91 | 3.74 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 15% | 5% | 6% | 13% | 32% | 9% | 38% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 31.7 | 32.7 | 27.6 | 31.4 | 34.1 | 33.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 43.3 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 40.0 | 46.4 | 44.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 21.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 16.9 | 22.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 55.9 | 53.5 | 51.8 | 50.9 | 52.4 | – | – |
† These results are for Gateacre School, the school this one replaced in December 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
229 places were empty (16% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Liverpool council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (154), emotional and mental health (51), Specific learning difficulty (24), Moderate learning difficulty (5), language and communications needs (5), Physical disability (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,196 | 1,202 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 41% | 41% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 7% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 85.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 14.2% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 2.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 9.0% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 3.8% | 5.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 40.8% | 34.5% | 40.1% | 47.4% | 22.0% | 21.6% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 13.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Gateacre School, the school this one replaced in December 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 939 | Requires improvement 2021 | 2 | Compare |
| St Julie's Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 1.3 miles | 1,018 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| King David High School | Jewish | 1.7 miles | 744 | Good 2022 | 77 | Compare |
| Childwall Sports & Science Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 1,049 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| Calderstones School | Council | 1.7 miles | 1,592 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Lord Derby Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,076 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | Academy | 2.2 miles | 1,159 | No overall grade 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| Halewood Academy | Academy | 2.3 miles | 1,131 | Report card 2026 | 26 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Gateacre School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Gateacre School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sutton Academy | Academy | 5.9 miles | 1,441 | Report card 2026 | 33 | Compare |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Roman Catholic | 6.2 miles | 1,142 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
| The Heath School | Academy | 7.2 miles | 1,174 | No overall grade 2025 | 42 | Compare |
| Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 8.6 miles | 950 | Report card 2026 | 11 | Compare |
| The Byrchall High School | Academy | 11.0 miles | 1,138 | Good 2022 | 28 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 1 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 1% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 2. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -1.35 | Ofsted grade, 2.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.51 | 2024/25; 1,167 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What pupils do next | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Gateacre School a good school?
The figures are weak. Gateacre School scores 1 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 4% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 0 to 2, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Gateacre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gateacre School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 5 December 2023.
How good are Gateacre School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 29% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 37.8, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Gateacre School have?
1,196 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,400 places, so it is 85% full.
Is Gateacre School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 229 places were empty in 2024/25 (16% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Gateacre School?
Pupils were in school 85.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 41% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Gateacre School?
The average class had 21.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 12% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Gateacre School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, L25 2RW
- Telephone
- 0151 363 1111
- Headteacher
- Mr Nabil Jamil
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Northern Schools Trust (8 schools)
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- Belle Vale
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150956 · LAESTAB 3414018 · UKPRN 10095483
- Formerly
- Gateacre School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.