All Saints Catholic High School, Knowsley

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades All Saints Catholic High School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard, 3 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have successfully prioritised attendance and behaviour."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have implemented a personal development programme that is woven through every aspect of school life."

Post-16 provision - Strong standard. "The post-16 programme meets the needs of students attending this provision very well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that there is a broad, well-designed curriculum that builds on pupils' prior knowledge."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders pride themselves on their approach to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors recognise the context of the communities they serve."

Achievement - Needs attention. "While leaders' actions to improve the curriculum have led to more effective learning at key stage 3, the attainment and progress of some groups of pupils at key stage 4 remains below national averages."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the consistency of teaching is high in key stages 3 and 4, so that pupils benefit from high-quality teaching across all subject areas"; "Leaders should monitor how well pupils learn the curriculum in all subjects in key stages 3 and 4, so that the right adaptations are made to the curriculum and teaching to enable pupils to achieve as well as they should"; "Leaders should track the impact of the provision for pupils in all vulnerable groups and make appropriate adjustments to their provision so they can succeed".

In its own words: "All Saints is a Catholic voluntary aided high school, which serves the Catholic community of Kirkby. We will provide a Christian education for all pupils based on the teachings of Jesus and the sprit of the Gospel. The whole life of the school will be determined by the Gospel values of love and justice."

In 2026, pupils at All Saints Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 36.2 in Knowsley and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 26% in Knowsley and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 40.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.36: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.8, against 44.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 269 families put All Saints Catholic High School as their first choice and 457 named it as one of their preferences, for 201 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 73 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to All Saints Catholic High School are Kirkby High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.8); Dixons Fazakerley Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.9); St John Bosco Arts College (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1); and Maricourt Catholic High School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6).

All Saints Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

87 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Saints Catholic High School (as of April 2026): 99% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (78%).

Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 71% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 39 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 41% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

46.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

All Saints Catholic High School had 94 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Headbolt Lane, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Roughwood Drive (n-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints Catholic High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 331 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Knowsley (221), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, All Saints Catholic High School issued 153 suspensions, 13.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to All Saints Catholic High School are Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) (0.1 miles), Kirkby CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), St Marie's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Millbrook Community Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.