All Saints Catholic High School
Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 8XF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Tony McGuinness
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,112
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129
- URN
- 135479
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778740
About this school
All Saints Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Knowsley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,129 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 205 | 194 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 42.7 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.59 to -0.19 | -0.36 -0.55 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 32.2% | 33.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 56.6% | 54.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 7.3% | 10.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
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 All Saints Catholic 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 | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 27.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 27.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 28.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,127 |
| 2023/24 | 1,105 |
| 2024/25 | 1,110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Catholic High School compares
All Saints Catholic High School ranked 2nd of 6 secondary schools in Knowsley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.6 | 8.2% | 50.5% | 1,129 | — |
| Kirkby High School | 31.4 | 12.9% | 61.2% | 1,042 | 0.9 miles |
| Dixons Fazakerley Academy | 33.4 | 16.3% | 51.3% | 737 | 2.1 miles |
| St John Bosco Arts College | 39.4 | 9.7% | 49.3% | 1,086 | 2.6 miles |
| Maricourt Catholic High School | 44.5 | 10.5% | 24.5% | 1,092 | 2.8 miles |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy | 31.6 | 14% | 58% | 436 | 2.8 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)
- 50.53%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.17%
- Persistent absence
- 23.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirkby High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Dixons Fazakerley Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
St John Bosco Arts College2.6 miles
Secondary · Croxteth
-
Maricourt Catholic High School2.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Dixons Croxteth Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Knowsley
- Halewood Academy Secondary
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primary
- Roby Park Primary School Primary
- Yew Tree Primary Academy Primary
- Meadow Park School Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Catholic High School teach?
- All Saints Catholic High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Knowsley.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints Catholic High School?
- The headteacher of All Saints Catholic High School is Mr Tony McGuinness, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Catholic High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Catholic 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 big is All Saints Catholic High School?
- All Saints Catholic High School has 1,129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is All Saints Catholic High School full?
- All Saints Catholic High School has capacity for 1,112 pupils and 1,129 on roll (102%), 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 All Saints Catholic High School a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Is All Saints Catholic High School a selective school?
- No. All Saints Catholic High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have All Saints Catholic High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 40.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints Catholic High School rank locally?
- All Saints Catholic High School ranked 2nd of 6 secondary schools in Knowsley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints Catholic High School's absence rate?
- All Saints Catholic High School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Catholic 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 1 July 2026.