Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
138183
Address
1 Aigburth Drive, Sefton Park, L17 3AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
931 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
17.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.7%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.3%
Other 6.7%
African 5.7%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.7%
Other Black 3.7%
Other Asian 2.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Indian 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Caribbean 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.2
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.96
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award24
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
Health StudiesTechnical Award34
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE24
BiologyGCSE28
ChemistryGCSE26
Design & TechnologyGCSE17
English LanguageGCSE139
English LiteratureGCSE136
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bellerive FCJ Catholic College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
178
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
78
2nd preference
161
3rd preference
133
From another Local Authority
45
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
73
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
27
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes20.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
0
179
Year 8
177
0
177
Year 9
178
0
178
Year 10
149
0
149
Year 11
145
0
145
Year 12
53
0
53
Year 13
50
0
50
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
82.5%
85.5%
Further education
27.0%
29.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
49.0%
47.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
10.0%
5.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
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
9.0%
8.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
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
68.0%
66.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
19.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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