UK Schools
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a boys' local-authority maintained secondary school in Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, teaching 1,338 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 27 March 2026 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School.
- 1 Inset Day (Autumn Term Start)
- 24 Inset Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half-Term Holiday
- 19 Inset Day / Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks Between Autumn and Spring Terms)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks Between Autumn and Spring Terms)
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 Inset Day / Spring Term Starts
- 16–20 Spring Half-Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks Between Spring and Summer Terms)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks Between Spring and Summer Terms)
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Begins
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half-Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Summer Term Ends
- 18–31 Summer Holiday (Approx. Six Weeks)
- 20 Inset Day
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (Approx. Six Weeks)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day (Autumn Term Start) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half-Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day / Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day / Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half-Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Summer Term Begins Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half-Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Inset Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks Between Autumn and Spring Terms) Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (Approx. Two Weeks Between Spring and Summer Terms) Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (Approx. Six Weeks) Jul 18, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School with Liverpool City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Liverpool City Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.22 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Liverpool City Council England
Attendance 22.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Liverpool City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Liverpool City Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Liverpool City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.