St Hilda's Church of England 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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St Hilda's Church of England 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.
St Hilda's Church of England 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
- Year 7 in 2026 had 269 first-choice applications for 152 offers; 140 offers went to first-choice families, and 129 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 51.8 (England 46).
- The 2024/25 GCSE English and maths result ranked 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool that have results.
- In 2024/25, the A level average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was 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
- Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 3AL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,298 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel extremely happy and safe in school.”
- “Behaviour across the school is exemplary.”
- “Pupils uphold the high expectations of being ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’ consistently well.”
To improve
- “However, inconsistencies remain, particularly at post‑16, where progress made by previously high-attaining pupils does not consistently align with national averages.”
- “This is reflected in the varied quality of work that these pupils produce in some subjects.”
- “However, on occasion, the approaches used to deliver the learning mean that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 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) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.8 | 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: 269 first-preference applications, 152 offers in total, 140 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.
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Belvedere Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Blue Coat School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Wavertree 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Calderstones School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published