St Edward's College is a mixed secondary academy in Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, teaching 1,150 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in December 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 15 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Edward's College.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 3 Dec 2024 · Published 13 Jan 2025
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St Edward's College.

St Edward's College term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
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  • 2 Autumn Term Starts
October 2025
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  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
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  • 1–4 Autumn Half Term
December 2025
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  • 18 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
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Spring Term Starts
February 2026
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  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
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  • 27 Spring Term Ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
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  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
May 2026
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  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
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July 2026
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  • 15 Summer Term Ends
  • 16–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
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  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
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  • 1 Summer Holiday
October 2026
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November 2026
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December 2026
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  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Starts Sep 2, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27 - Nov 4, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Ends Dec 18, 2025 Term
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Jul 15, 2026 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 16, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr (variable) Event
  • Easter Monday Apr (variable) 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, 2026 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2026 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
51.6 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 20%
62.3% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 13%
33.24 A level average score England 35
15.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St Edward's College with Liverpool City Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.6 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 51.6
Liverpool City Council 42.1 England 46.1 +5.5 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 62.3%
Liverpool City Council 38.1% England 45.4% +16.9 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 39.4
Liverpool City Council 32 England 34.9 +4.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 15.2
Liverpool City Council 17.1 England 15.5 -0.3 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 19.4%
Liverpool City Council 41.2% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 175
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.24 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* 33.24
Liverpool City Council 34.12 England 35 -1.8 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 120
Attendance 15.3% 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 15.3%
Liverpool City Council 20.6% England 17.8% -2.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.8%
Liverpool City Council 7.6% England 6.8% in line with England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% 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 95%
Liverpool City Council 88% England 92% +3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 89%
Liverpool City Council 80% England 83% +6 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Liverpool City Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 87%
Liverpool City Council 79% England 79% +8 vs England
Went to higher education 63%
Liverpool City Council 43% England 37% +26 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 St Edward's College. 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 St Edward's College 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.