Archbishop Beck Catholic College

State-Funded School

archbishop-beck-catholic-college-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool WaltonConstituency

L9 7BFPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Archbishop Beck Catholic College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,142 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 23 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35%
EBacc average point score: 3.6

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,142

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,142
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Dec 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.