Liverpool College
Other · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–19 · Liverpool
Liverpool College is an other school in Liverpool for ages 4–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 June 2025. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,685 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from a strong educational experience that promotes their academic excellence and their personal development.”
- “They are happy, proud and feel safe within a highly caring environment.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are built on respect, trust and high expectations.”
To improve
- “However, in the secondary phase, support strategies have not been developed and embedded as well as they could be.”
- “As a result, from time to time, some pupils with SEND do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 66% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.1 | 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 Reception entry: 255 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 83 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 317 first-preference applications, 164 offers in total, 146 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception and Year 7 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Palmerston School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Auckland College 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Carleton House Preparatory School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Belvedere Preparatory School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- King's Leadership Phoenix Academy 1.5 mi Not judged
- Abbot's Lea School 1.7 mi Outstanding
- Princes School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding