The Belvedere Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Belvedere Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Belvedere 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At 1.8 first choices per offer for Year 7 2026, demand was the 3rd highest of 29 Liverpool secondary schools.
- Year 7 2026 drew 345 first-choice applications for 188 offers; 164 offers went to first-choice families, and 181 first-choice families (52%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 53.8 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above 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
- 17 Belvidere Road, Princes Park, Liverpool, L8 3TF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, at this school promote and uphold their school values.”
- “They proudly aspire to ‘Be brave.”
- “They are happy and confident that their school is a place where they are safe and can be themselves.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school is still refining the exact knowledge that pupils should know and the order in which they should learn it.”
- “In the recent past, teaching has been less effective for some pupils in these subjects than it is currently.”
- “This has hampered the learning of some pupils over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2025 (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) | 60% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.8 | 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: 345 first-preference applications, 188 offers in total, 164 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.
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- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hilda's Church of England High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- The Studio School Liverpool 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Blue Coat School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published