Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Secondary · Liverpool · L7 6HQ
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 25 February 2020
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
1,179 pupils · 111% of 1,065 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Website
- http://www.abblanch.com
- URN
- 152034
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 258 families named it first for 185 Year 7 places, 1.39 first choices per place. We hold one Year 7 admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 25 February 2020, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026
1.39 first-choice applications per place185 places offered · 258 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7
The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Liverpool school admissions · the wider Liverpool authority
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 50% (Liverpool 63%, England 59%) · Any other ethnic group 10% (Liverpool 6%, England 3%) · Black African 10% (Liverpool 5%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Liverpool 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 4% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 4% (Liverpool 5%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 4% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Liverpool 4%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · Not recorded 1% (Liverpool 3%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 29.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 27.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 16.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 29.2% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 48.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 33.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 26% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 39.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 6.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 18.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 10.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 47.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034401 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £136,000400 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £93,000–£175,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 12an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 28an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 96an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 15an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted