St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · 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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St Margaret's Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 April 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
St Margaret's Church of England 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
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 136 first-choice applications for 186 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 12th lowest of 29 Liverpool secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 104 offers went to first-choice families, and 32 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 49.6 (England 46).
- Among 8 schools (this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool that have results), the 2024/25 figure of 54% was the 4th highest.
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
- Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6AB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,000 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are proud to be part of St Margaret’s Church of England Academy.”
- “They enjoy strong relationships with their teachers and other staff.”
- “Pupils feel safe when they are in school.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, at key stages 3 and 4, some teachers do not choose the most appropriate methods to help pupils to understand key knowledge.”
- “Occasionally, teachers do not check carefully enough that pupils have understood what they have learned before moving on to a new topic.”
- “As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 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: 136 first-preference applications, 186 offers in total, 104 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.
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hilda's Church of England High School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Calderstones School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Belvedere Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Blue Coat School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy of St Nicholas 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published