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The City of Liverpool College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationLiverpool
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD+2024/25

The City of Liverpool College is a further education in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Clarence Street, Liverpool, L3 5TP0151 252 3747Ms Elaine Bowker principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,110 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD+23.6 points per entry
A level progress-0.47Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished83%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students2,1102,1001,7141,7213,2943,358
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry23.5520.9025.8429.6624.2624.04
Average A level gradeD+DC-CD+D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS23.4122.4625.5329.6125.8925.58
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%0%5%4%1%4%
A level progressA level value added-0.47-0.56-0.32-0.27
Applied general courses: points per entry24.7323.9126.8427.22
T levels: points per entry25.3021.2323.0828.07
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed83%79%85%79%78%82%

A level subjects

16 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsSociology65Psychology42Business Studies26History22Mathematics19Government and Politics16English Literature16Economics16Media / Film / TV Studies15Chemistry14Biology14Film Studies13Geography10English Language10Spanish9Physics8
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Sociology65 entries · 8% A* or A · 99% passed
39%England 49%
Psychology42 entries · 10% A* or A · 93% passed
33%England 46%
Business Studies26 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
12%England 47%
History22 entries · 0% A* or A · 77% passed
9%England 55%
Mathematics19 entries · 0% A* or A · 79% passed
5%England 60%
Government and Politics16 entries · 0% A* or A · 94% passed
13%England 55%
English Literature16 entries · 0% A* or A · 94% passed
0%England 52%
Economics16 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
13%England 57%
Media / Film / TV Studies15 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
40%England 46%
Chemistry14 entries · 0% A* or A · 79% passed
0%England 53%
Biology14 entries · 0% A* or A · 93% passed
0%England 49%
Film Studies13 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
54%England 57%
Geography10 entries · 10% A* or A · 90% passed
10%England 51%
English Language10 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
20%England 44%
Spanish9 entries · 22% A* or A · 78% passed
33%England 59%
Physics8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 51%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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 the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,535 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training67%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 64%, compared with 69% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training52%England 72%
Top-third universities3%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship7%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 48% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training67%69%68%
Education31%38%33%
Apprenticeship7%5%8%1%
Work28%26%26%
Not in education, work or training26%24%26%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3,86512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate616 per 1,000 people577% higher than the England average
Typical house price£176,500Liverpool
Nearest bus stop70 mClarence Street, 36 stops within 500 m

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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Pleasant Street Primary SchoolCouncil60 m225Good 202373Compare
Liverpool John Moores UniversityHigher education institutions80 mNot inspectedCompare
St Nicholas Catholic AcademyAcademy120 m157No overall grade 202544Compare
University of LiverpoolHigher education institutions470 mNot inspectedCompare
University of Liverpool Mathematics SchoolFree schools 16 to 19500 m123Not inspectedCompare
Liverpool Institute of Performing ArtsHigher education institutions530 mNot inspectedCompare
LIPA Sixth Form CollegeFree schools 16 to 19560 m398Not inspectedCompare
LIPA SchoolFree school600 m499Report card 20264Compare

Questions parents ask

Is The City of Liverpool College a good school?

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How many pupils does The City of Liverpool College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Clarence Street, Liverpool, L3 5TP
Telephone
0151 252 3747
Principal
Ms Elaine Bowker
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Liverpool
Ward
Brownlow Hill
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130487 · LAESTAB 3418017 · UKPRN 10003955

Where these figures come from