Dixons Croxteth Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dixons Croxteth Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Dixons Croxteth 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 | 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 2024/25, 16% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 54 first-choice applications for 111 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 57 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- At 57.8%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the middle figure of 38.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool.
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
- Carr Lane East, Croxteth, Liverpool, L11 4SG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Since the school joined the trust, it has been on a rapid journey of improvement.”
- “This ongoing positive transformation permeates every aspect of the school's provision.”
- “Leaders' work to turn the school around is underpinned by their dedication to raising pupils' aspirations and improving their life opportunities.”
To improve
- “However, these improvements are not reflected in pupils' achievement in national tests at the end of Year 11.”
- “This remains well below the national average.”
- “While there are some aspects of provision that need to develop further, particularly increasing pupils' attendance and improving outcomes in national examinations, this journey of improvement is already well underway.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2026 (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) | 16% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 31.6 | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 111 offers in total, 54 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.
- St John Bosco Arts College 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Edward's College 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Derby School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published