Liverpool GCSE results
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 50 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
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Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 40 and English & maths 5+ of at least 40%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v2. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (13)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blue Coat School | Selective | State-funded | 1,955 | 78.9% | 57.1% | 30.0% |
| 2 | Archbishop Blanch CofE High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,365 | 40.2% | 23.2% | 9.6% |
| 3 | King David High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 952 | 30.9% | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| 4 | The Belvedere Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,281 | 29.3% | 15.3% | 5.9% |
| 5 | North Liverpool Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,405 | 27.4% | 15.3% | 5.3% |
| 6 | St Edward's College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,390 | 26.3% | 15.1% | 5.5% |
| 7 | Liverpool College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,136 | 25.1% | 13.9% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Holly Lodge Girls' College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 942 | 23.2% | 13.3% | 4.8% |
| 9 | Bellerive FCJ Catholic College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 983 | 21.6% | 13.3% | 5.3% |
| 10 | St Margaret's Church of England Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,202 | 21.4% | 9.9% | 2.6% |
| 11 | Calderstones School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,050 | 21.1% | 11.1% | 3.8% |
| 12 | The Studio School Liverpool | Non-Selective | State-funded | 519 | 19.9% | 9.9% | 3.8% |
| 13 | St Hilda's Church of England High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,240 | 15.6% | 7.9% | 2.8% |
Not ranked (37)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Lea School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Alsop High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Assess Education | Selective | Independent | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Auckland College | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries |
| Bank View High School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Childwall Abbey School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Childwall Sports & Science Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Christian Fellowship School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries |
| Clifford Holroyde Sen College | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Dixons Fazakerley Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| ES Independent School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Gateacre School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Gateacre School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Lakeside School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| LIPA School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Liverpool Progressive School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| NexGen Academy | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Notre Dame Catholic Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Notre Dame Catholic College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Progress Schools - Liverpool | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Sandfield Park School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| St Francis Xavier's College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| St John Bosco Arts College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| St Julie's Catholic High School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs | Not applicable | Not recorded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Academy of St Francis of Assisi | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| The Academy of St Nicholas | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| West Derby School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |
| Woolton High School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 40; Official English & maths 5+ below 40% |