Gateacre School
Hedgefield Road, Liverpool, L25 2RW
1,196 pupils · 85% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — 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 5 December 2023, published 28 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.55 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 216 | 119 | 350 | 184 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 31 | 107 | 45 |
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 Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- St Julie's Catholic High School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- King David High School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Calderstones School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lord Derby Academy 2.8 km · Good (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.