# St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,073 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E143554. [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,073
- Council: Wirral
- URN: 143554

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy was 34.0, against 45.6 in Wirral and 46.2 in England.
18.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wirral | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 34.0 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18.5% | 44.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42.1% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 178 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St George's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-primary-school-e104995): 190 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Mosslands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mosslands-school-e105103): 580 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Greenleas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenleas-primary-school-e105004): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Co-op Academy Oldershaw](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-oldershaw-e136895): 980 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, special measures. Attainment 8 of 29.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mount Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-primary-school-e104993): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Weatherhead High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weatherhead-high-school-e137815): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 44.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143554)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143554)

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