The Academy of St Nicholas
51 Horrocks Avenue, Liverpool, L19 5NY
841 pupils · 78% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 26 January 2023. 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 | 29.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 38.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 163 | 74 | 152 | 108 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 169 | 53 | 138 | 82 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 177 | 61 | 146 | 82 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 184 | 65 | 135 | 86 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 60 | 139 | 87 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 145 | 71 | 136 | 91 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 124 | 73 | 151 | 93 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 107 | 67 | 129 | 82 |
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
- St Julie's Catholic High School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Margaret's Church of England Academy 3.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 3.2 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Calderstones School 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Halewood Academy 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Gateacre School 4.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
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.