Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

State-Funded School

cardinal-heenan-catholic-high-school-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool West DerbyConstituency

L12 9HZPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 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 1,338 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 22 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.18

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,338

Total Pupils

98%Boys

2%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

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: 1,338
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
7 Mar 2018	Requires improvement	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.