Notre Dame Catholic Academy
180 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 5AF
968 pupils · 92% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2022) — 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 May 2022, published 17 July 2022. 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 | 31 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 21.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 35.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 179 | 145 | 390 | 179 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
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
- North Liverpool Academy 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 2.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Alsop High School 2.6 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Hillside High School 2.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Studio School Liverpool 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC 3.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.