Cardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolHoneysgreen Lane , Liverpool

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, based in Liverpool, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a voluntary aided school and operates as a boys school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School currently has around 1324 pupils on roll, which is about 95% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 98.8% boys and 1.2% girls. Around 31.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 8.3%. Persistent absence is recorded at 25.4%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (86.4%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 93% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (81%) , including 50% who stay in school sixth forms and 27% progressing to further education , while 5% enter apprenticeships .