St Anselm's College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 136780
- Address
- Manor Hill, CH43 1UQ
- Website
- http://www.st-anselms.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 985 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.4%
White British 80%
Indian 5.3%
Mixed 5%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.2%
Other Asian 1.7%
Irish 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 75%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.15
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 158 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 156 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
| Geography | GCSE | 31 |
| German | GCSE | 70 |
Admissions
St Anselm's College
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 121
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 159 159 0 |
| Year 8 | 153 153 0 |
| Year 9 | 158 158 0 |
| Year 10 | 158 158 0 |
| Year 11 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 12 | 104 104 0 |
| Year 13 | 93 93 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 6.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 63.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 22.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.7% 2.4% |