Gateacre School
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool, L25 2RW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nabil Jamil
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,196
- URN
- 150956
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Telephone
- 01513631111
About this school
Gateacre School is a secondary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gateacre School, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Gateacre School (URN 104700).
How Gateacre School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 14.2% | 46.9% | 1,196 | — |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | 36.7 | 11.1% | 32.5% | 939 | 1.0 miles |
| St Julie's Catholic High School | 46.9 | 8.3% | 27.6% | 1,018 | 1.3 miles |
| King David High School | 54.3 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 744 | 1.7 miles |
| Childwall Sports & Science Academy | 36.2 | 9.5% | 49.7% | 1,049 | 1.7 miles |
| Calderstones School | 46.1 | 7.9% | 21.9% | 1,592 | 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)
- 46.86%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 14.17%
- Persistent absence
- 40.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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St Julie's Catholic High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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King David High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Childwall Sports & Science Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Calderstones School1.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other 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 Gateacre School teach?
- Gateacre School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Gateacre School?
- The headteacher of Gateacre School is Mr Nabil Jamil, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gateacre School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gateacre 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 Gateacre School?
- Gateacre School has 1,196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Gateacre School full?
- Gateacre School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,196 on roll (85%), 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 Gateacre School a faith school?
- No. Gateacre School has no designated religious character.
- Is Gateacre School part of an academy trust?
- Gateacre School is part of NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Gateacre School's absence rate?
- Gateacre School's overall absence rate is 14.2% in the latest published census.
- Does Gateacre School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gateacre School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.