Secondary school in Liverpool
Gateacre School
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RW
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1196
- Places
- 1400
- How full
- 85% full — 1196 of 1400 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 585 / 611
- Overall absence
- 14%
- Persistently absent
- 41%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 47%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Liverpool 040E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 18%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nabil Jamil
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- Belle Vale
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- URN
- 150956
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2021 | 36.7 | 1 mi |
| St Julie's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 46.9 | 1.3 mi |
| King David High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 54.3 | 1.7 mi |
| Childwall Sports & Science AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 36.2 | 1.7 mi |
| Calderstones SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 46.1 | 1.7 mi |
| Lord Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 39.9 | 1.8 mi |
| NexGen AcademyOther independent school | No grade | — | 2 mi |
| Dixons Broadgreen AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 34.4 | 2.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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