St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey Village, Wallasey, CH45 3LN
1,073 pupils · 83% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. 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 | 33.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 17.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 34.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 17.2% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 160 | 391 | 166 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 197 | 403 | 207 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 195 | 171 | 383 | 181 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 221 | 207 | 424 | 221 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 198 | 153 | 345 | 170 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 202 | 127 | 323 | 157 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 159 | 353 | 184 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 140 | 110 | 284 | 122 |
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
- The Mosslands School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Oldershaw School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Weatherhead High School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Anselm's College 3.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Birkenhead Park School 4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Upton Hall School FCJ 4.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · 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.