The Academy of St Nicholas
About the school
The Academy of St Nicholas is an open secondary school in Liverpool.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 December 2022
- Published
- 26 January 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 29.4
- Liverpool
- 42.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Liverpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 20.20%
- Liverpool
- 38.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 38.80%
- Liverpool
- 57.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 14.00%
- Liverpool
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.37
- Liverpool
- 3.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 19.28
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
924
Girls
50.00%
Boys
50.00%
SEN support
22.84%
Education, health and care plan
3.25%
English as an additional language
34.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
57.41%
Overall absence
11.71
Persistent absence
36.56
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
102
Sustained education or employment
82%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
15%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
75
Sustained education or employment
73%
Higher education
44%
Further education
11%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
19%