The Academy of St Nicholas

 

Contact Details

Address:
 51 Horrocks Avenue
 Garston
 Liverpool
 Merseyside L19 5NY
Telephone: 0151 230 2570
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-19)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Christian
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from New Heys Comprehensive School and St Benedict's College
Trust: The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust
Sponsor: The Dioceses of Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Head: Mr Gary Lloyd (since August 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Jeniffer Sing
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 53.25 / 8.16
Non-teaching Staff*: 37.98
Number of pupils: 924
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 55.70% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 46.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Liverpool
Constituency: Garston and Halewood
Electoral Ward: Garston
School Number: 3416908

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th December 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Garston Church of England Primary School (0.1km) show on map
  2. ES Independent School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Banks Road Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Springwood Heath Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Gilmour Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. St Austin's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  8. Booker Avenue Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  9. Booker Avenue Infant School (1.9km) show on map
  10. St Julie's Catholic High School (2.6km) show on map
  11. Hunts Cross Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  12. Stockton Wood Community Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  13. Bishop Martin Church of England Primary Schoo... (2.8km) show on map
  14. Much Woolton Catholic Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  15. Palmerston School (2.8km) show on map
  16. Sudley Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  17. St Margaret's Church of England Academy (2.9km) show on map
  18. Woolton Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  19. Abbot's Lea School (2.9km) show on map
  20. St Christopher's Catholic Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  21. St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy (3.1km) show on map
  22. St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  23. Calderstones School (3.2km) show on map
  24. Woolton High School (3.2km) show on map
  25. Carleton House Preparatory School (3.3km) show on map
  26. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  27. St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  28. Prudentia Education (3.6km) show on map
  29. Halewood Academy (3.6km) show on map
  30. Yew Tree Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  31. Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  32. Liverpool College (3.7km) show on map
  33. Dovedale Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  34. Childwall Church of England Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  35. Middlefield Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  36. Belle Vale Community Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  37. St Charles' Catholic Academy (4.3km) show on map
  38. Greenbank Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  39. Hope School (4.4km) show on map
  40. Plantation Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  41. Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  42. Gateacre School (4.5km) show on map
  43. St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  44. Childwall Abbey School (4.5km) show on map
  45. Mosspits Lane Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  46. The Blue Coat School (4.6km) show on map
  47. St Mark's Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  48. King David Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  49. King David High School (4.6km) show on map
  50. Auckland College (4.6km) show on map
  51. Halewood Church of England Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  52. Childwall Sports & Science Academy (4.7km) show on map
  53. Finch Woods Academy (4.8km) show on map
  54. Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) (4.8km) show on map
  55. Bellerive FCJ Catholic College (4.8km) show on map
  56. Childwall Valley Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  57. St Hilda's Church of England High School (4.9km) show on map
  58. Norman Pannell Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  59. Rudston Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  60. St Ambrose Catholic Academy (4.9km) show on map
  61. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  62. Wavertree Church of England School (5.1km) show on map
  63. St Clare's Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  64. King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (5.1km) show on map
  65. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  66. St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  67. Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  68. Matthew Arnold Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  69. St Finbar's Catholic Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  70. The Belvedere Preparatory School (5.4km) show on map
  71. The Belvedere Academy (5.4km) show on map
  72. King's Northway Primary Academy (5.4km) show on map
  73. Lawrence Community Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  74. Heygreen Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  75. Lakeside School (5.7km) show on map
  76. St Silas Church of England Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  77. St Hugh's Catholic Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  78. King's Leadership Academy Wavertree (5.8km) show on map
  79. St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy (5.8km) show on map
  80. Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.9km) show on map
  81. Chatham Place Nursery School (5.9km) show on map
  82. King's Leadership Phoenix Academy (6.0km) show on map
  83. Kingsley Community School (6.1km) show on map
  84. Malvern Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  85. Dixons Broadgreen Academy (6.2km) show on map
  86. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  87. Smithdown Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  88. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  89. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  90. Princes School (6.4km) show on map
  91. Broadgreen Primary (6.4km) show on map
  92. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  93. Blacklow Brow School (6.5km) show on map
  94. Clifford Holroyde Sen College (6.5km) show on map
  95. Windsor Community Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  96. Mendell Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  97. Co-op Academy Woodslee (6.6km) show on map
  98. Christian Fellowship School (6.6km) show on map
  99. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  100. St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School (6.7km) show on map
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