St Hilda's Church of England High School
Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 3AL
1,298 pupils · 124% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 64.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 152 | 269 | 1,197 | 152 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 248 | 1,222 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 178 | 297 | 1,243 | 178 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 171 | 323 | 1,327 | 171 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 168 | 287 | 1,278 | 168 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 168 | 333 | 1,381 | 168 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 167 | 367 | 1,345 | 167 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 168 | 298 | 1,268 | 168 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College 0.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 1.2 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- The Belvedere Academy 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Blue Coat School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- King's Leadership Academy Wavertree 1.9 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.