North Liverpool Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, teaching 1,269 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in May 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for North Liverpool Academy.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementExpected standard
Curriculum & teachingExpected standard
Attendance & behaviourExpected standard
Personal development & wellbeingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 12 May 2026 · Published 25 Jun 2026
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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 North Liverpool Academy.

North Liverpool Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 INSET Day
  • 2 Autumn Term starts (staggered return begins)
  • 5 Whole school return
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Autumn Term ends
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 5 Spring Term starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13 Summer Term starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Term ends
  • 20 INSET Day

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term starts (staggered return begins) September 2, 2025 Term
  • Whole school return September 5, 2025 Event
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday October 20-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term ends December 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term starts January 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday February 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term ends March 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday March 30 - April 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term starts April 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term ends July 17, 2026 Term
  • INSET Day July 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • INSET Day September 1, 2025 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
45.6 Attainment 8 England 46.1
38% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
36.97 A level average score England 35 Top 31%
18.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare North Liverpool Academy with Liverpool City Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.6 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Liverpool City Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 45.6
Liverpool City Council 42.1 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 38%
Liverpool City Council 38.1% England 45.4% -7.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 43.3
Liverpool City Council 32 England 34.9 +8.4 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 6
Liverpool City Council 17.1 England 15.5 -9.5 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 61.5%
Liverpool City Council 41.2% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 221
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 36.97 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Liverpool City Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 36.97
Liverpool City Council 34.12 England 35 +2 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 53
Attendance 18.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Liverpool City Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 18.9%
Liverpool City Council 20.6% England 17.8% +1.1 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.7%
Liverpool City Council 7.6% England 6.8% in line with England
What pupils do after GCSEs 80% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Liverpool City Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 80%
Liverpool City Council 88% England 92% -12 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 72%
Liverpool City Council 80% England 83% -11 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 83% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Liverpool City Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 83%
Liverpool City Council 79% England 79% +4 vs England
Went to higher education 57%
Liverpool City Council 43% England 37% +20 vs 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 North Liverpool Academy. 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to North Liverpool Academy 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.