Calderstones School
Harthill Road, Liverpool, L18 3HS
1,592 pupils · 103% of 1,543 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 58.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 258 | 375 | 1,308 | 258 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 248 | 406 | 1,351 | 248 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 265 | 295 | 1,156 | 265 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 274 | 262 | 1,025 | 274 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 264 | 225 | 909 | 264 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 264 | 189 | 812 | 264 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 265 | 163 | 817 | 265 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 265 | 164 | 826 | 265 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- King David High School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Blue Coat School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Hilda's Church of England High School 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.