Alsop High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,336 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.2
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St Margaret's Church of England Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,000of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 171
- Ofsted
- Good, 30 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Margaret's Church of England High School (URN 104720, until 1 October 2012).
What the data says
Of the 159 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Margaret's Church of England Academy in 2023, 55% stayed on in St Margaret's Church of England Academy’s own sixth form (Liverpool average 46%), 24% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 105 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 52% went to university (Liverpool 43%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Physical Education is unusually popular at GCSE: 37% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.6 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Liverpool, with 54% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 Liverpool and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 159 | 5,186 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 55% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 105 | 4,311 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 52% | 43% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 22% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.6 | 42.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 38% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 3.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 41% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.2 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.5 | 49.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 17% | 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 | 169 | 99% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 79% |
| Mathematics | 169 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 169 | 99% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 78% |
| Religious Studies | 167 | 98% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 117 | 68% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 54% |
| History | 86 | 50% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 69% |
| Physical Education | 64 | 37% | 11% | 6% | 24% | 66% |
| Business Studies | 57 | 33% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 67% |
| Physics | 51 | 30% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 90% |
| Chemistry | 51 | 30% | 23% | 45% | 47% | 96% |
| Biology | 51 | 30% | 23% | 35% | 45% | 94% |
| Spanish | 45 | 26% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 49% |
| Design and Technology | 32 | 19% | 11% | 22% | 23% | 78% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 16% | 9% | 26% | 28% | 81% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 15% | 13% | 19% | 30% | 54% |
| Geography | 15 | 9% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 60% |
| French | 14 | 8% | 18% | 71% | 29% | 86% |
| Photography | 13 | 8% | 6% | 46% | 19% | 92% |
| Drama | 13 | 8% | 7% | 23% | 27% | 69% |
| Electronics | 10 | 6% | 0% | 20% | 70% | 50% |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 22 | 35% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 20 | 32% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 141 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 62 | 1,964 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 31.30 | 34.12 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 21 | 34% | 31% |
| History | 16 | 26% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 15 | 24% | 13% |
| Biology | 15 | 24% | 20% |
| Politics | 14 | 23% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 12 | 19% | 17% |
| Product Design | 9 | 15% | 2% |
| Physics | 7 | 11% | 12% |
| Physical Education | 7 | 11% | 3% |
| Psychology | 7 | 11% | 23% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 14 | 23% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.