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St. Edward's College is a coeducational Catholic school with academy status in the UK located in the West Derby suburb of Liverpool. Founded in 1853 as the Catholic Institute, the college was formerly a boys grammar school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, known widely as The Irish Christian Brothers. St Edward's College is heavily over subscribed every year, and has a reputation as one of the best schools in North West England.AdmissionsThe school pupils are identifiable by the bright purple blazer that is part of the uniform for pupils in years 7 to 9 .The school is situated on the eastern side of Queen's Drive, a half-mile north of the A57 junction and the Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The North Liverpool Extension Line railway passed to the rear of the school, next to the playing fields, which is now part of the Trans Pennine Trail and NCN Route 62. Liverpool Community College have a site on the opposite side of Queen's Drive in Tuebrook, the former Millbank College of Commerce.