Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2022. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Broughton Hall Catholic High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 190 first-choice applications for 206 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 15th highest of 29 Liverpool secondary schools.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, 167 offers went to first-choice families, 23 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 39 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 24% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool.
- In 2024/25, the Attainment 8 score was 39.2 (England 46), and the A level average grade was C (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are proud to be part of Broughton Hall Catholic High School.”
- “Pupils enjoy strong relationships with their teachers and pastoral staff.”
- “They know who to speak to if things go wrong.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that in the past there were shortcomings in the curriculum.”
- “In a small number of subjects, some pupils are not able to build their knowledge in sufficient depth.”
- “In the small number of subjects where this is not the case, pupils do not show the same depth of understanding of current and/or previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2022 (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) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.2 | 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: 190 first-preference applications, 206 offers in total, 167 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edward's College 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Derby School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King David High School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published