The electro-optical (EO) performance in the vertical-alignment (VA) - 1/4$pi$ cell photoaligned with polarized UV exposure on a homeotropic photopolymer surfaces was investigated. Excellent voltage-transmittance curve in the VA - 1/4$pi$ cell photoaligned with polarized UV exposure for 3 min on the photopolymer containing cholesteryl group of 8% can be achieved. The V-T characteristics in the VA-1/4$pi$ cell photoaligned on the photopolymer surface can be improved by increasing cholesteryl group. For response time measurement, the transmittance characteristics of the VA-1/4$pi$ cell photopolymer surface was better than that of the VA-1/4$pi$ cell rubbingaligned on a polyimide(PI) surface.