Archbishop Beck Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 4 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 104717
- Address
- 55 Long Lane, Fazakerley, L9 7BF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1203 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.7%
- Girls
- 44.3%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.7%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 88.9%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 1.8%
African 1.1%
Indian 1%
Other Black 1%
Irish 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.46
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.43
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 72 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Dance | GCSE | 21 |
English Language | GCSE | 173 |
English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
French | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 327
- 2nd preference
- 192
- 3rd preference
- 132
- From another Local Authority
- 81
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 188 100 88 |
Year 8 | 192 107 85 |
Year 9 | 183 114 69 |
Year 10 | 186 106 80 |
Year 11 | 188 107 81 |
Year 12 | 142 72 70 |
Year 13 | 115 57 58 |
Year 14 | 9 7 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 83.0% 84.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 26.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 51.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.8% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 63.0% 67.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 21.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 15.0% 18.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% |