St Anselm's College
Manor Hill, Prenton, CH43 1UQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Serena Cubbin
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,026
- Pupils on roll
- 1,002
- URN
- 136780
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516521408
About this school
St Anselm's College is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary academy in Prenton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,002 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 156 | 162 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.2 | 55.6 | 57.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 +0.01 to +0.47 | +0.03 -0.20 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 71.6% | 75.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 91.4% | 93.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 54.3% | 47.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
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 St Anselm's 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 | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.2 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.2 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 995 |
| 2023/24 | 987 |
| 2024/25 | 985 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anselm's College compares
St Anselm's College ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.2 | 5.3% | 14% | 1,002 | — |
| Birkenhead Park School | 39.9 | 6.9% | 66.1% | 731 | 0.3 miles |
| Ridgeway High School | 39.2 | 12.8% | 58.7% | 858 | 1.2 miles |
| Woodchurch High School | 37.9 | 11.6% | 39.5% | 1,399 | 1.5 miles |
| Weatherhead High School | 41.9 | 11.2% | 39.6% | 1,500 | 1.7 miles |
| Prenton High School for Girls | 38.9 | 15% | 45.1% | 770 | 1.7 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)
- 13.96%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 10.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birkenhead Park School0.3 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
-
Ridgeway High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Prenton
-
Woodchurch High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Weatherhead High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Wallasey
-
Prenton High School for Girls1.7 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Prenton
- Ridgeway High School Secondary
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Hillside Primary
- Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School Primary
- Prenton Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead High School Academy All-through
- The Observatory School Special schools
- Birkenhead School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Anselm's College teach?
- St Anselm's College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Prenton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anselm's College?
- The headteacher of St Anselm's College is Serena Cubbin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anselm's College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anselm's 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 big is St Anselm's College?
- St Anselm's College has 1,002 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Anselm's College full?
- St Anselm's College has capacity for 1,026 pupils and 1,002 on roll (98%), 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 St Anselm's College a faith school?
- Yes. St Anselm's College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Is St Anselm's College a selective school?
- Yes. St Anselm's College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs St Anselm's College?
- St Anselm's College is part of THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Anselm's College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.2 in 2022/23 and 57.2 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 Anselm's College rank locally?
- St Anselm's College ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Anselm's College's absence rate?
- St Anselm's College's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anselm's College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anselm's 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 1 July 2026.