St Julie's Catholic High School

Type Secondary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Speke Road
Woolton
Liverpool
Merseyside
L25 7TN
Phone 01514286421
Reference Number 104712

St Julie’s Catholic High School continues to be a good school that prides itself on providing a caring and inclusive environment for its students. Pupils express high levels of pride in their school community, fueled by leaders' emphasis on social and cultural learning alongside academic achievement. While the school has made improvements in curriculum delivery, there are still areas that need further development to ensure all subjects meet the same high standards set by the administration. Leaders actively work to support all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), striving to provide quality education for every pupil.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1009
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 183 183
8 Unknown 191 191
9 Unknown 179 179
10 Unknown 162 162
11 Unknown 169 169
12 Unknown 60 60
13 Unknown 65 65

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.4%
Unclassified 3.4%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Asian 1.6%
White, Other 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 17 May 2023
Date Report
17 May 2023 School inspection
18 Apr 2018 Full inspection:
23 Mar 2017 Monitoring visit
15 Mar 2016 Full inspection:
09 Mar 2015 Curriculum and development visit
22 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
26 May 2010 Curriculum and development visit
10 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
06 Mar 2008 Curriculum and development visit
01 Feb 2006 Full inspection:
20 Nov 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils and students feel safe and supported within the school community.
  • Leaders promote a strong emphasis on respect, friendship, enjoyment, and compassion.
  • The school encourages students to contribute positively to the school and wider community.
  • Effective strategies are in place to support the learning of pupils with SEND.
  • Most teachers use effective teaching strategies to ensure students remember what they have learned.
  • There is a well-considered personal development program covering essential life skills.
  • The careers program encourages high aspirations among students.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, curriculum details are not clearly defined.
  • Disadvantaged pupils have historically lower attendance rates, resulting in knowledge gaps.

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)
46.9

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 42%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 60.4%

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 27.04
Average Points (best 3) 26.77

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 3%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 93 14
Third Preference 62 4
From another Local Authority 112 69

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