The Belvedere Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 30 2015 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
135174
Address
17 Belvidere Road, Princes Park, L8 3TF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1106 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
23.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
23%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.3%
Mixed 18.3%
Other 11%
African 4.8%
Other White 2.9%
Pakistani 2.3%
Unclassified 2%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.11
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.43
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 46%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 55%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 54.7
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.74
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award13
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE15
Art & DesignGCSE31
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE23
Business Studies:SingleGCSE36
ChemistryGCSE23
ChineseGCSE17
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE117
English LanguageGCSE128
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Belvedere Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
181
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
348
2nd preference
242
3rd preference
146
From another Local Authority
66
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
154
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
181
0
181
Year 8
180
0
180
Year 9
158
0
158
Year 10
159
0
159
Year 11
155
0
155
Year 12
141
0
141
Year 13
132
0
132
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
95.0%
84.6%
86.5%
Further education
7.0%
26.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
82.0%
51.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
5.0%
4.6%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.3%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
7.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
87.0%
67.6%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
45.0%
21.7%
19.7%
Russell Group
37.0%
18.9%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.9%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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