Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

Christ The King Catholic High School has achieved a good overall effectiveness rating, reflecting significant improvements made in recent years. Pupils express satisfaction with their learning environment, feeling safe and valued, which contributes positively to their academic achievements. However, while the quality of education is good, the sixth-form provision has room for enhancement, as some students do not achieve to their full potential in certain subjects. Attendance levels also pose a concern, particularly among disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy, safe, and valued.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND.
• A broad and varied curriculum that engages pupils.
• Calm and respectful environment conducive to learning.
• High expectations for pupils' achievements.
• Effective careers program preparing students for their next steps.
• Rich extracurricular activities fostering personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some sixth form students do not achieve as well as they should.
• Underdeveloped assessment strategies in some subjects.
• Persistent low attendance levels among certain pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.8% of pupils at Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.2% of pupils at Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre received £8,682 and spent £8,446 for each of its 825 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £199,000 (-£242 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected by Ofsted?

Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre have?

Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre has 822 pupils on roll.

What age range does Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre cover?

Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.8, and 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre?

Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is at Stamford Road, Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 4EX.