North Liverpool Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · 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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North Liverpool Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
North Liverpool Academy 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 in 2026, there were 410 first-choice applications for 219 offers; 199 offers went to first-choice families, and 211 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 1.9 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 29 Liverpool secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the Attainment 8 score was 45.6 (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
- 120 Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 0SQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to North Liverpool Academy.”
- “They appreciate the support that staff provide to help them achieve their best.”
- “Pupils feel safe and know they can share any concerns with staff.”
To improve
- “Leaders have accurately identified the need to further strengthen some of the systems they use to check how well their actions are working.”
- “However, some of this work is in the early stages, and it is too soon to see the full impact of this work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 410 first-preference applications, 219 offers in total, 199 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.
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Alsop High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Derby School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- The Studio School Liverpool 2.1 mi School remains Good