Archbishop Beck Catholic College
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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Archbishop Beck Catholic College 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.
Archbishop Beck Catholic College 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 entry in 2026 drew 326 first-choice applications for 187 offers: 1.7 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 29 Liverpool secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 180 offers went to first-choice families, while 146 first-choice families (45%) were not offered a place.
- 74 of the 729 applications (10%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Liverpool, and 17 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.5 (England 46).
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
- 55 Long Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7BF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,142 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and valued at this school.”
- “They know who to go to if they have anxieties or worries.”
- “They trust adults to deal with any issues effectively.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils in key stage 4 do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Gaps in language and communication skills, and inconsistencies in the use of information about their prior learning, limit some pupils' achievement.”
- “Pupils' attainment and progress in national examinations are uneven across subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.5 | 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: 326 first-preference applications, 187 offers in total, 180 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.
- Alsop High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St John Bosco Arts College 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Liverpool Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Derby School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published