North Liverpool Academy

Academy sponsor led; sixth form; mixed; ages 11 to 18; 1,269 pupils; Liverpool, L5 0SQ; URN 131065

North Liverpool Academy’s latest inspection, on 12 May 2026, ended with a report card; safeguarding met. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has key judgements without an overall grade, four have an overall grade on the old scale, one has an ungraded inspection and two have no inspection in the data we hold. Among the six with an inspection, the oldest verdict, at Notre Dame Catholic Academy, dates from 24 May 2022; the latest, at LIPA School, from 5 June 2025.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

North Liverpool Academy and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From North Liverpool Academy’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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North Liverpool Academy
L5 0SQ, Liverpool; sixth form

Report card inspected 12 May 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 50.5 (Liverpool 41.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 48.0% (Liverpool 37.7%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 36.97 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Post-16 provision: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for North Liverpool Academy
0.42 mi682 m W
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
L5 5AF, Liverpool; sixth form

Requires improvement overall grade on the old four-point scale, 24 May 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 30.0 (Liverpool 41.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 15.5% (Liverpool 37.7%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 27.02 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: requires improvement
Ofsted report for Notre Dame Catholic Academy
1.1 mi1,782 m SE
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
L6 7UR, Liverpool

Requires improvement overall grade on the old four-point scale, 24 April 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 32.8 (Liverpool 41.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 23.0% (Liverpool 37.7%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: requires improvement
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: requires improvement
Ofsted report for The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
1.5 mi2,478 m S
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
L69 7SH, Liverpool; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade A-, 46.49 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
1.7 mi2,742 m N
Hillside High School
L20 9NU, Sefton

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 19 September 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 39.1 (Sefton 43.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 39.5% (Sefton 39.0%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Hillside High School
1.7 mi2,764 m S
LIPA Sixth Form College
L1 9DY, Liverpool; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

GCSE 2025/26: not in the DfE’s file under this school’s number (URN); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
1.8 mi2,817 m S
LIPA School
L1 7BT, Liverpool

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 5 June 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 38.0 (Liverpool 41.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 24.5% (Liverpool 37.7%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: inadequate
- Personal development: inadequate
- Leadership and management: inadequate
- Early years provision: inadequate
Ofsted report for LIPA School
1.8 mi2,983 m E
West Derby School
L13 7HQ, Liverpool; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 4 May 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 37.5 (Liverpool 41.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 31.8% (Liverpool 37.7%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.33 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for West Derby School
2.0 mi3,280 m SE
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
L7 6HQ, Liverpool; sixth form

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 4 June 2025

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 57.5 (Liverpool 41.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 68.0% (Liverpool 37.7%, England 46.3%) (filed under the previous school number, URN 104705); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 37.99 points per entry (England B-, 35.00) (filed under the previous school number, URN 104705)
Ofsted report for Archbishop Blanch CofE High School

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The latest inspection, in detail

Report card, inspection of 12 May 2026
Area	Position on the five-point scale	Grade
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Safeguarding standards		Met

Each area is graded on Ofsted’s five-point scale, from urgent improvement to exceptional; safeguarding is met or not met. How to read a report card.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 221 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Liverpool	England
Average Attainment 8 score	50.5	41.9	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	48.0%	37.7%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	71.9%	55.2%	64.8%

England and Liverpool: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level results, 2024/25: 53 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B-	B-
A level average point score per entry	36.97	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	37.5%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

The Belvedere Academy Liverpool, 2.8 mi in a straight line
Rainhill High School St. Helens, 8.9 mi in a straight line
Shevington High School Wigan, 15.9 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

North Liverpool Academy is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Liverpool, for pupils aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. The register counts 1,269 pupils for a capacity of 1,550. Trust: NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST. Address: 120 Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 0SQ. Website: northliverpoolacademy.co.uk/.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.