Calderstones School
Harthill Road, Allerton, Liverpool, L18 3HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Ratcliffe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,543
- Pupils on roll
- 1,592
- URN
- 104698
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517242087
About this school
Calderstones School is a community secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,592 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Calderstones School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 258 | 254 | 263 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 43.5 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.28 to +0.07 | -0.20 -0.37 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 35.8% | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 59.4% | 65.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 68.9% | 58.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Calderstones School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.5 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,552 |
| 2023/24 | 1,597 |
| 2024/25 | 1,575 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Calderstones School compares
Calderstones School ranked 12th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 7.9% | 21.9% | 1,592 | — |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | 36.7 | 11.1% | 32.5% | 939 | 0.8 miles |
| King David High School | 54.3 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 744 | 0.9 miles |
| The Blue Coat School | 79.5 | 3.3% | 17.7% | 1,232 | 0.9 miles |
| Childwall Sports & Science Academy | 36.2 | 9.5% | 49.7% | 1,049 | 1.1 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Academy | 49.6 | 7.2% | 22.2% | 1,000 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.87%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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King David High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Blue Coat School0.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Childwall Sports & Science Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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St Margaret's Church of England Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Calderstones School ranks 14th of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Chesterfield High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Calderstones School teach?
- Calderstones School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Calderstones School?
- The headteacher of Calderstones School is Mr Lee Ratcliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Calderstones School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Calderstones School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Calderstones School?
- Calderstones School has 1,592 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Calderstones School full?
- Calderstones School has capacity for 1,543 pupils and 1,592 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Calderstones School a faith school?
- No. Calderstones School has no designated religious character.
- Is Calderstones School a selective school?
- No. Calderstones School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Calderstones School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Calderstones School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Calderstones School ranked 12th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Calderstones School's absence rate?
- Calderstones School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Calderstones School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Calderstones School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.