Secondary · L12 · Liverpool

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School

Honeysgreen Lane, Liverpool, L12 9HZ

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.3%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.41
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1338

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Apr 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — achievement needs attention; curriculum and teaching, leadership and governance and post-16 provision expected standard; inclusion, attendance and behaviour and personal development and wellbeing strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (24 Jan 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in L12. Where we have them, council (Liverpool) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1338
Free school meals
32.8%
5.5% above district average (27.3%)

Also: Liverpool 32.8% · England 25.8%

SEN
25.2%
2.7% below district average (27.9%)

Also: Liverpool 21.2% · England 16.5%

EAL
5.4%
4.1% below district average (9.5%)
Attendance
94.3%
1.5% above district average (92.8%)

Also: Liverpool 90.8% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
12.2%
Progress 8
-0.41 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
40.9
Grade 5+ English & maths
28.8%
Grade 4+ English & maths
55.4%
Entered for EBacc
10.4%
EBacc average point score
3.18

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the L12 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196%
  • 2021/2291.6%
  • 2022/2392.1%
  • 2023/2491.6%
  • 2024/2592.8%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1394
Pupils on roll
1338

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Liverpool page.

SEN support

SEN %
25.2%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates