Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College demonstrates a strong performance overall, characterized by effective safeguarding measures and a supportive culture that promotes both academic growth and personal development. Students typically make secure progress through a broad and ambitious curriculum, achieving close to national averages, with particular commendation for the support provided to disadvantaged and SEND pupils. The school, which is part of a single academy trust, benefits from a committed leadership that actively works to raise expectations and improve outcomes for all students. While many areas are performing well, there are identified priorities for further improvement, particularly regarding A-level attainment in the sixth form.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to safeguarding, ensuring pupils feel safe.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that meets pupils' needs.
• Effective strategies for improving attendance, especially among SEND pupils.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils, fostering a respectful environment.
• Active involvement of pupils in decision-making and leadership roles.
• Supportive measures for disadvantaged pupils, leading to improved engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Variability in the consistency of teaching quality and support for pupils with SEND.
• Some pupils do not learn the curriculum as deeply as they could due to misconceptions.
• A-level attainment is below national averages, with further improvements needed.

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 Bellerive FCJ Catholic College attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.2% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 6 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 Bellerive FCJ Catholic College had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.4% 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, 17.4% of pupils at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.1% 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 2024–25 Bellerive FCJ Catholic College received £8,227 and spent £7,854 for each of its 933 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,187,000 (£1,272 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Bellerive FCJ Catholic College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bellerive FCJ Catholic College is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Bellerive FCJ Catholic College last inspected by Ofsted?

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Bellerive FCJ Catholic College have?

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College has 955 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bellerive FCJ Catholic College cover?

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Bellerive FCJ Catholic College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.8, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Bellerive FCJ Catholic College?

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College is at 1 Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 3AA.