Notre Dame Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

notre-dame-catholic-academy-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool RiversideConstituency

L5 5AFPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Notre Dame Catholic Academy 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 968 pupils. Notre Dame Catholic Academy is part of ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 31
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21.5%
EBacc average point score: 2.32

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

968

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: 968
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.