Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Cardinal Heenan 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 299 first-choice applications for 219 offers; 184 offers went to first-choice families and 115 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Of 650 applications to Year 7 2026, 145 (22%) came from families living outside Liverpool, and 41 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Honeysgreen Lane, Liverpool, L12 9HZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,338 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “They show curiosity for the topics being studied and benefit from well-established routines in lessons and around school.”
- “This helps them to develop a sense of security and belonging that runs from Year 7 through to Year 13.”
- “Pupils joining post-16 from other local schools are made to feel immediately welcome.”
To improve
- “Despite this, in some subjects, there are areas of weakness in pupils’ performance in national examinations, including at post-16.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, this system is not used consistently.”
- “Pupils' attainment in national tests has been variable.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 April 2026 (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) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.9 | 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: 299 first-preference applications, 219 offers in total, 184 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.
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's College 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Derby School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King David High School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published