Gateacre School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Hedgefield Road
Belle Vale
Liverpool
Merseyside
L25 2RW
Phone 01513631111
Reference Number 104700

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1218
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.79%
Girls: 47.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 141 115 256
8 130 108 238
9 109 117 226
10 122 98 220
11 102 93 195
12 14 15 29
13 25 29 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.4%
White, Other 4%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
White & Asian 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Inadequate
Last Inspection Date 2024-01-29
Date Description Report
2023-12-05 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-07-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-03-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-03-03 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-11-09 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-05-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-05-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-03-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-01-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-29 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-11-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-05-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2003-10-13 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
37.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 46.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.53 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 21.91 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 24.44 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 138 24
Third Preference 69 7
From another Local Authority 119 45

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RW
0.12 miles
Hope School
251 Hartsbourne Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RY
0.2 miles
Belle Vale Community Primary School
Besford Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2QF
0.27 miles
Childwall Valley Primary School
Craighurst Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 1NW
0.53 miles
Norman Pannell Primary School
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0.85 miles
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
Chelwood Avenue, Childwall, Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 2LN
0.86 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Montreal Road, Netherley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L27 7AG
0.91 miles
Woolton Primary School
Out Lane, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 5NN
0.95 miles
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
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1.14 miles
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1.16 miles
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1.17 miles
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
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Childwall Church of England Primary School
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Rudston Primary School
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1.63 miles
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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Name Distance
Gateacre School
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RW
0.01 miles
Lakeside School
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0.71 miles
Childwall Abbey School
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Woolton High School
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1.02 miles
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1.13 miles
St Julie's Catholic High School
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1.34 miles
King David High School
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1.67 miles
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
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1.69 miles
Lawrence House School
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Calderstones School
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1.74 miles
Lord Derby Academy
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1.75 miles
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1.96 miles
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2.22 miles
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2.23 miles
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2.25 miles
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2.29 miles
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2.32 miles
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