The Academy of St Nicholas, Liverpool

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The Academy of St Nicholas

51 Horrocks Avenue, Garston, Liverpool L19 5NY

http://theacademyofstnicholas.org.uk/

The Academy of St Nicholas is a non-selective, Christian academy. It has about 900 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Margaret's Church of England Academy, The Academy of St Francis of Assisi and Hope Academy.)

Particular strengths include Admissions and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Progress.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		St Julie's Catholic High School
1.8		St Margaret's Church of England Academy
1.9		St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
2.0		Calderstones School
2.2		Halewood Academy
2.3		Liverpool College
2.8		Gateacre School
2.9		The Blue Coat School
2.9		King David High School
2.9		Childwall Sports & Science Academy
3.0		Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
3.0		St Hilda's Church of England High School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment is poor. Destinations at 18 are about average.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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