St Edward's College
Secondary · Academy converter · 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 Edward's College is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
St Edward's 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 357 first-choice applications for 159 offers, 2.2 first choices per offer, the highest of 29 Liverpool secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 147 offers went to first-choice families, while 210 first-choice families (59%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths figure was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool that have results.
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
- Sandfield Park, Liverpool, L12 1LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,150 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, consider it a privilege to attend St Edward’s College.”
- “They, along with their parents and carers, are delighted with the positive changes that the school has recently made.”
- “Pupils benefit from a broad, rich curriculum that reflects the school’s ambition for their academic achievement.”
To improve
- “Until recently, this instability had a detrimental effect on pupils’ behaviour and welfare.”
- “During that time, some parents raised concerns over their children’s experiences at the school.”
- “The school recognises that a minority of pupils do not meet this higher standard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 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) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.6 | 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: 357 first-preference applications, 159 offers in total, 147 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.
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Derby School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Wavertree 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published