What ages does St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teach?

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wallasey.

Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?

The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is Mr Kevin Maddocks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?

Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, 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 Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has 1,073 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.

Is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy full?

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,073 on roll (83%), 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 St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?

Yes. St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.

Is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a selective school?

No. St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.

Is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.

What SEN provision does St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have?

The schools register lists St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.

How have St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?

Its Attainment 8 score was 32.8 in 2022/23 and 33.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.

What are St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy'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.

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St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Wallasey Village, Wallasey, CH45 3LN

Phase: Secondary
School type: Academy sponsor led
Ages: 11 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Trust: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Kevin Maddocks
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury
Sponsor: Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Constituency: Wallasey
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 1,300
Pupils on roll: 1,073
URN: 143554
Local authority: Wirral
Website: School website
Telephone: 01516397531

About this school

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Wallasey. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,073 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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

England: inspection report card

Inspected 27 January 2026 · report published 23 March 2026

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: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Post-16 provision: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	176	153	204
Attainment 8 score	32.8	29.3	33.2
Progress 8 score	-0.82 -1.03 to -0.61	-0.99 -1.21 to -0.76	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	11%	11.1%	17.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	36%	30.7%	34.8%
Entered the English Baccalaureate	46%	31.4%	17.2%
English Baccalaureate average point score	2.6	2.4	2.6

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 St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 4: Attainment 8

Year	This school	Wirral average	England average
2022/23	32.8	39.4	39.8
2023/24	29.3	37.3	39.5
2024/25	33.2	37.4	39

Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.

Overall absence rate

Year	This school	England average
2022/23	14.5%	6.8%
2023/24	13.4%	6.6%
2024/25	12.9%	6.2%

Department for Education pupil absence data.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	1,098
2023/24	1,122
2024/25	1,124

School census, spring count each academic year.

How St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy compares

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.

School	Attainment 8 (2024/25)	Absence	FSM (6 years)	Pupils	Distance
This school	33.2	12.9%	48.1%	1,073	—
The Mosslands School	35.2	11.6%	42.3%	848	0.4 miles
The Oldershaw School	28	15.9%	63.1%	774	0.6 miles
Weatherhead High School	41.9	11.2%	39.6%	1,500	0.7 miles
St Anselm's College	57.2	5.3%	14%	1,002	2.4 miles
Birkenhead Park School	39.9	6.9%	66.1%	731	2.5 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 report
27 January 2026
Graded inspection — Requires improvement report
4 October 2023

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 48.13%
English as an additional language: 3.7%
Overall absence: 12.89%
Persistent absence: 37.58%

Location

Nearby schools

The Mosslands School
Secondary · Wallasey

0.4 miles
The Oldershaw School
Secondary · Wallasey

0.6 miles
Weatherhead High School
Secondary · Wallasey

0.7 miles
St Anselm's College
Secondary · Prenton

2.4 miles
Birkenhead Park School
Secondary · Birkenhead

2.5 miles

Other schools in Wallasey

The Mosslands School Secondary
The Oldershaw School Secondary
Weatherhead High School Secondary
Somerville Nursery School Nursery
Egremont Primary School Primary
Greenleas Primary School Primary
Kingsway Primary School Primary
Liscard Primary School Primary
New Brighton Primary School Primary
Park Primary School Primary
Somerville Primary School Primary
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary

Common questions

What ages does St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teach?: St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wallasey.
Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?: The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is Mr Kevin Maddocks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?: Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy, 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 Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy?: St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has 1,073 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
Is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy full?: St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,073 on roll (83%), 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 St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?: Yes. St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy a selective school?: No. St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
Is St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?: St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
What SEN provision does St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy have?: The schools register lists St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
How have St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?: Its Attainment 8 score was 32.8 in 2022/23 and 33.2 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 Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Wirral?: St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?: St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
What are St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.