St Edward's College

State-Funded School

st-edwards-college-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool West DerbyConstituency

L12 1LFPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Edward's College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

It currently serves 1,150 pupils. St Edward's College is part of THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.65

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,150

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,150
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
2 Jun 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.