Gateacre School, Liverpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "A proud member of Northern Schools Trust . We are delighted to introduce you to our exceptional school, where excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Our carefully crafted curriculum and wide range of extracurricular activities are designed to nurture every child's success."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Gateacre School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Liverpool and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Liverpool and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.5, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and History.

For September 2026 entry, 119 families put Gateacre School as their first choice and 350 named it as one of their preferences, for 216 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Gateacre School are St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy (1 mile, Attainment 8 37.8); St Julie's Catholic High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); King David High School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.4); and Childwall Sports & Science Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.2).

Gateacre School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Gateacre School is one of 8 schools run by Northern Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9 in 2024/25.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Gateacre School (as of September 2025): 8% would recommend the school, 10% say their child is happy there and 8% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (28%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (8%).

41.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Roby Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belle Vale Bus Station, 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 132 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).

In 2024/25, Gateacre School issued 167 suspensions, 13.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 11 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Gateacre School are Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles), Belle Vale Community Primary School (0.3 miles), Childwall Valley Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.