Gateacre School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool GarstonConstituency

L25 2RWPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gateacre School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,196 pupils. Gateacre School is part of Northern Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Inadequate

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

15%

Pupils

1,196

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,196
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Northern Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.