St Michaels Church of England Academy, Crosby

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself as the proud Headteacher of our inclusive, aspirational and welcoming school community. We are the only Church of England secondary school in Sefton and welcome every student as the unique individual that they are."

In 2026, pupils at St Michaels Church of England Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Sefton and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Sefton and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.1, against 46.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.6 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St Michaels Church of England Academy as their first choice and 134 named it as one of their preferences, for 81 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 St Michaels Church of England Academy are Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 44.9); Holy Family Catholic High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); Chesterfield High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); and Litherland High School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.2).

St Michaels Church of England Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Michaels Church of England Academy is one of 11 schools run by The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust, an academy trust.

42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 141 pupils (25.8%) received SEN support and 89 (16.3%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Michaels Church of England Academy has a resourced provision (18 places, 18 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and autism.

The nearest railway station is Hall Road Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boundary Drive (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Michaels Church of England Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sefton (165).

The primary schools closest to St Michaels Church of England Academy are Valewood Primary School (0.3 miles), St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles) and Great Crosby Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.