Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Erin Wheeler
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,223
- Pupils on roll
- 822
- URN
- 104964
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704565121
About this school
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Southport. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 822 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 115 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | 41.5 | 41.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 -0.69 to -0.25 | -0.62 -0.89 to -0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 37.4% | 37.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 53.9% | 58.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 20% | 14.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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 Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.7 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 870 |
| 2023/24 | 830 |
| 2024/25 | 834 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre compares
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 11th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.8 | 9.1% | 31.9% | 822 | — |
| Greenbank High School | 50.6 | 9.4% | 19.7% | 1,025 | 1.1 miles |
| Birkdale High School | 51.9 | 7.7% | 21.8% | 936 | 1.3 miles |
| Meols Cop High School | 44.7 | 8.2% | 31.2% | 916 | 1.4 miles |
| Stanley High School | 40.6 | 9.2% | 24.2% | 783 | 3.2 miles |
| Formby High School | 54.3 | 9.3% | 14.4% | 1,157 | 5.3 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)
- 31.85%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenbank High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Birkdale High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Meols Cop High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Stanley High School3.2 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Formby High School5.3 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Southport
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Southport.
- Birkdale High School Secondary
- Greenbank High School Secondary
- Meols Cop High School Secondary
- Stanley High School Secondary
- Crossens Nursery School Nursery
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre teach?
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is Mrs Erin Wheeler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre has 822 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre full?
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre has capacity for 1,223 pupils and 822 on roll (67%), so it has space against 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 Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre a selective school?
- No. Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.7 in 2022/23 and 41.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre rank locally?
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 11th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre'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.