North Liverpool Academy
120 Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 0SQ
1,269 pupils · 82% of 1,550 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.3% |
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 — 1.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 219 | 410 | 795 | 219 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 220 | 396 | 784 | 220 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 229 | 371 | 730 | 229 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 236 | 319 | 610 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 229 | 280 | 556 | 229 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 229 | 210 | 479 | 229 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 230 | 208 | 436 | 230 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 229 | 173 | 381 | 229 |
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
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 1.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Alsop High School 2.5 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Hillside High School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- West Derby School 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 3.3 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
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.