Calderstones School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Liverpool
Calderstones School is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Harthill Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 3HS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,592 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Diversity is celebrated at this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, are proud to be part of a community where everyone is respected.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that ‘you can always be yourself here’.”
To improve
- “Although a very small number of pupils in Year 11 still experience a slightly narrower curriculum, the vast majority of pupils study a broad range of subjects.”
- “However, from time to time, some of the strategies that teachers use to revisit forgotten learning and address pupils’ misconceptions are less effective.”
- “This hinders pupils in building new knowledge because they find it harder to link it to earlier learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 375 first-preference applications, 258 offers in total, 225 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King David High School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Blue Coat School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Hilda's Church of England High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Julie's Catholic High School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gateacre School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published