Sacred Heart Catholic Academy, Liverpool

In 2026, pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Sefton and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Sefton and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.75: pupils made well 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 29.9, against 50.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, History and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put Sacred Heart Catholic Academy as their first choice and 280 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic Academy are Chesterfield High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); St Michaels Church of England Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 39.6); Holy Family Catholic High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); and Litherland High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.2).

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is one of 7 schools run by Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

96 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 63% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 53 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 106 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 14 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy had 31 teachers in 2026, one for every 21 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Blundellsands & Crosby Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Myers Road West (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, Sacred Heart Catholic Academy issued 261 suspensions, 40 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Academy are Great Crosby Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Forefield Junior School (0.5 miles), St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles) and Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.