The Belvedere Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Good
Mar 4 2025 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
1128 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
22.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52%
Mixed 18.7%
Other 11.3%
African 5.1%
Other White 3.4%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 47%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 53.8
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.77
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award35
ArabicGCSE8
Art & DesignGCSE22
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE61
Business Studies:SingleGCSE47
ChemistryGCSE60
ChineseGCSE3
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE141
English LanguageGCSE151
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Belvedere Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
174
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
289
2nd preference
220
3rd preference
173
From another Local Authority
47
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
138
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
191
0
191
Year 8
181
0
181
Year 9
181
0
181
Year 10
157
0
157
Year 11
155
0
155
Year 12
141
0
141
Year 13
122
0
122
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
82.5%
85.5%
Further education
15.0%
29.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
72.0%
47.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
5.0%
5.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
8.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
4.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
77.0%
66.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
19.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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