St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Wallasey, Wirral.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1073 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1300 |
| Free school meals | 47.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Address | Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH45 3LN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stmaryswallasey.com |
| Telephone | 01516397531 |
| URN | 143554 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 October 2023, published 20 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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
- The Mosslands School (secondary school, about 0.6 km)
- Co-op Academy Oldershaw (secondary school, about 1.0 km)
- Weatherhead High School (secondary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Anselm's College (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- Birkenhead Park School (secondary school, about 4.0 km)
- Birkenhead High School Academy (all-through school, about 4.1 km)
- Upton Hall School FCJ (secondary school, about 4.9 km)
- Ridgeway High School (secondary school, about 4.9 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.