St Hilda's Church of England High School
Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 3AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs J Code
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,298
- URN
- 104721
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517332709
About this school
St Hilda's Church of England High School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,298 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Hilda's Church of England High 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
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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 181 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.6 | 49.4 | 51.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.16 to +0.26 | -0.30 -0.50 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 53.6% | 64.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 75.1% | 78.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 22.1% | 25.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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 St Hilda's Church of England High 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 | 53.6 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.4 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,114 |
| 2023/24 | 1,122 |
| 2024/25 | 1,132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Hilda's Church of England High School compares
St Hilda's Church of England High School ranked 5th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.8 | 6.9% | 18.8% | 1,298 | — |
| Bellerive FCJ Catholic College | 47.3 | 9.7% | 37.9% | 955 | 0.4 miles |
| Archbishop Blanch CofE High School | — | — | — | 1,179 | 0.7 miles |
| The Belvedere Academy | 53.8 | 7.3% | 31.2% | 1,182 | 0.8 miles |
| The Blue Coat School | 79.5 | 3.3% | 17.7% | 1,232 | 1.0 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | 34.5 | 12.4% | 66.9% | 940 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.76%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 6.86%
- Persistent absence
- 15.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College0.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Belvedere Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Blue Coat School1.0 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
St Hilda's Church of England High School ranks 6th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does St Hilda's Church of England High School teach?
- St Hilda's Church of England High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Hilda's Church of England High School?
- The headteacher of St Hilda's Church of England High School is Mrs J Code, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Hilda's Church of England High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Hilda's Church of England High 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 St Hilda's Church of England High School?
- St Hilda's Church of England High School has 1,298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Hilda's Church of England High School full?
- St Hilda's Church of England High School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,298 on roll (124%), 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 St Hilda's Church of England High School a faith school?
- Yes. St Hilda's Church of England High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Is St Hilda's Church of England High School a selective school?
- No. St Hilda's Church of England High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Hilda's Church of England High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.6 in 2022/23 and 51.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Hilda's Church of England High School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- St Hilda's Church of England High School ranked 5th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Hilda's Church of England High School's absence rate?
- St Hilda's Church of England High School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Hilda's Church of England High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Hilda's Church of England High 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.