Academy · Liverpool
Liverpool College
- All-through
- Ages 4–19
- Church of England
- Sixth form
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Liverpool council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 317 families put this school as their first choice, and 164 places were offered. 146 of the families who put it first got a place (46%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 164 | 317 | 46% |
| September 2025 | 171 | 347 | 40% |
| September 2024 | 170 | 414 | 40% |
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 255 families put this school as their first choice, and 88 places were offered. 83 of the families who put it first got a place (33%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 88 | 255 | 33% |
| September 2025 | 89 | 270 | 33% |
| September 2024 | 84 | 237 | 35% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Mad Science at Liverpool College Preparatory School. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 26 November 2019. Overall: Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
Short (ungraded) inspection, 18 June 2025: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–19
- Pupils
- 1685 (capacity 1100)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Academy trust
- LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST
- Phone
- 01517244000
- Address
- Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BG
- Website
- liverpoolcollege.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.