The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool

In its own words: "The original school was founded by a group of women who refused to put up with a society where only boys were able to access a high quality education. The school they founded sat within the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), just as Belvedere does today."

From the headteacher's welcome: "During that time it has built a well-deserved reputation for excellence in the education of young women. Nearly 20 years ago, in 2007, it transferred to academy status becoming The Belvedere Academy , a state funded 11 to 19 school which admits girls of all abilities from across Liverpool."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, choir, orchestra, chess, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at The Belvedere Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Liverpool and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Liverpool and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.17: pupils made above 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 43.8, against 57.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 345 families put The Belvedere Academy as their first choice and 829 named it as one of their preferences, for 188 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 181 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Belvedere Academy are Bellerive FCJ Catholic College (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.8); King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.3); St Hilda's Church of England High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); and Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (1.1 miles).

The Belvedere Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

The Belvedere Academy is one of 2 schools run by Gdst Academy Trust, an academy trust.

139 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Belvedere Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 64% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (64%).

Of the 153 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 134 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 22% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is St Michaels Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Peel Street (adjacent), 30 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 538 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Belvedere Academy issued 87 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Belvedere Academy are St Silas Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), St Finbar's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Matthew Arnold Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.