Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7BF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Paul Stirling
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,186
- Pupils on roll
- 1,142
- URN
- 104717
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515256326
About this school
Archbishop Beck Catholic College is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Archbishop Beck Catholic College, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 187 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 39.0 | 41.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.67 to -0.25 | -0.83 -1.03 to -0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 39.6% | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 54.5% | 64.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 48.1% | 40.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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 Archbishop Beck Catholic College 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 | 44.3 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,198 |
| 2023/24 | 1,203 |
| 2024/25 | 1,159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Archbishop Beck Catholic College compares
Archbishop Beck Catholic College ranked 15th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.5 | 9.2% | 37.9% | 1,142 | — |
| Alsop High School | 28.2 | 17.1% | 57.7% | 1,336 | 1.2 miles |
| Dixons Fazakerley Academy | 33.4 | 16.3% | 51.3% | 737 | 1.2 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | 32.2 | 14.2% | 60.8% | 708 | 1.3 miles |
| The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco | 32.2 | 12.4% | 54.3% | 575 | 1.4 miles |
| Hillside High School | 39.8 | 10.6% | 54.7% | 785 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.93%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.22%
- Persistent absence
- 29.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alsop High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Dixons Fazakerley Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes1.3 miles
Secondary · Bootle
-
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco1.4 miles
Secondary · Bootle
-
Hillside High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Archbishop Beck Catholic College ranks 23rd of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones 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 Archbishop Beck Catholic College teach?
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Archbishop Beck Catholic College?
- The executive headteacher of Archbishop Beck Catholic College is Mr Paul Stirling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Archbishop Beck Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Archbishop Beck Catholic College, 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 Archbishop Beck Catholic College?
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College has 1,142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Archbishop Beck Catholic College full?
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College has capacity for 1,186 pupils and 1,142 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Archbishop Beck Catholic College a faith school?
- Yes. Archbishop Beck Catholic College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Is Archbishop Beck Catholic College a selective school?
- No. Archbishop Beck Catholic College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Archbishop Beck Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.3 in 2022/23 and 41.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Archbishop Beck Catholic College compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College ranked 15th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Archbishop Beck Catholic College's absence rate?
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Archbishop Beck Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Archbishop Beck Catholic College'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.