69%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
564.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
931
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/10/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Bellerive FCJ Catholic College · Secondary with sixth form · Liverpool
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
69%
-5pp
77%71%65%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
-9pp
62%50%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
47.3
-0.1
52.348.143.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.3
EBacc entry
30%
-0pp
39%31%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
EBacc APS
564.2
-39.0
666.9598.2529.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 564.2
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
27.3
-1.2
32.729.225.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27.3
A-level value added
-0.28
-0.1
-0.1-0.3-0.6
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
0pp
8%4%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
C+CC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
931
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
1 Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 3AA
Local authority
Liverpool
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69% | 42% | 47.3 | Not applicable | 30% | 564.2 | 39% | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 51% | 47.4 | -0.37 | 30% | 603.2 | 43% | 911 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 43% | 45.8 | -0.17 | 23% | 592.0 | 36% | 905 |
| 2021/22 | 77% | 62% | 52.3 | +0.09 | 39% | 666.9 | 49% | 865 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 37% | 43.9 | -0.09 | 22% | 529.4 | 43% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 41% | 46.7 | -0.06 | 30% | 504.9 | 37% | 874 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 49% | 49.5 | +0.34 | 27% | — | 44% | 850 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27.3 | C- | -0.28 | 0% | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 28.6 | C | -0.20 | 0% | 69 |
| 2022/23 | 26.4 | C- | — | 5% | 58 |
| 2021/22 | 32.7 | C+ | — | 8% | 57 |
| 2018/19 | 25.6 | C- | -0.60 | 8% | 80 |
| 2017/18 | 27.2 | C- | -0.09 | 14% | 71 |
| 2016/17 | 22.6 | D+ | -0.18 | 7% | 76 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 931 | 17.0 | 17% | 18% | 38% | 10% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 911 | 18.8 | 18% | 16% | 33% | 9% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 905 | 16.4 | 15% | 14% | 32% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 865 | 15.0 | 13% | 12% | 31% | 9% | 29% |
| 2020/21 | 879 | 14.7 | 12% | 10% | 32% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 887 | 15.1 | 12% | 13% | 45% | 6% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 874 | 16.6 | 14% | 13% | 46% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 850 | 14.2 | 14% | 14% | 50% | 5% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.