Gateacre School
Academy sponsor led in Liverpool, Liverpool.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1196 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1400 |
| Free school meals | 41.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Address | Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01513631111 |
| URN | 150956 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 December 2023, published 28 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Gateacre School, URN 104700).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Julie's Catholic High School (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- King David High School (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Calderstones School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Lord Derby Academy (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Halewood Academy (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.