All Saints Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,129 pupils
69% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.6
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Halewood Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,131of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 47.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 223
- Ofsted
- Report card, 12 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Halewood Centre for Learning (Community) (URN 135475, until 1 May 2013).
What the data says
Halewood Academy has no sixth form. Of the 194 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 4% moved to a sixth form college, 68% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.6 against 46.1 across England and 34.4 in Knowsley, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Halewood Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Knowsley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Halewood Academy | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 194 | 1,132 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 82% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 73% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 68% | 50% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 5% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 12% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 6% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Halewood Academy | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.6 | 34.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 25% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 44% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 32% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 2.89 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 43% | 52% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.0 | 29.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.2 | 40.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 5% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 223 | 100% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 222 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 59% |
| English Literature | 209 | 94% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 193 | 87% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 44% |
| Geography | 141 | 63% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 50% |
| History | 105 | 47% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 62% |
| Spanish | 67 | 30% | 19% | 12% | 27% | 61% |
| Art and Design | 42 | 19% | 7% | 7% | 24% | 71% |
| Physical Education | 35 | 16% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 86% |
| 3D Design | 35 | 16% | 2% | 11% | 16% | 60% |
| Computer Science | 34 | 15% | 13% | 21% | 30% | 68% |
| Photography | 32 | 14% | 6% | 28% | 19% | 94% |
| Biology | 28 | 13% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 12% | 23% | 30% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 27 | 12% | 23% | 37% | 46% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 8% | 31% | 6% | 32% | 82% |
| Music | 16 | 7% | 5% | 31% | 33% | 88% |
| Drama | 10 | 4% | 7% | 20% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 98 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 21 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 21 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 8 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Knowsley
Kirkby High School
Academy sponsor led · 1,042 pupils
71% stayed in education · Attainment 8 31.4
Lord Derby Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,076 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.9
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · 730 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 30.2
The Prescot School
Academy converter · 915 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.