Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Liverpool
Dixons Fazakerley Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L10 1LB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 737 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “They told inspectors that they value the recent improvements that the school has made.”
- “For example, most pupils’ behaviour is improving rapidly.”
- “This is helping pupils to feel safer and happier at school than they did in the past.”
To improve
- “A minority of pupils spoke to inspectors about the derogatory language that they experience from their peers.”
- “This undermines the positive culture that the school is developing.”
- “However, some lack confidence that staff will deal with their concerns.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 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) | 20% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.4 | 46 |
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: 64 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 64 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 Year 7 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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- 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Bosco Arts College 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alsop High School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Derby School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's College 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published