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Alsop High School

Academy sponsor led · Liverpool · L4 6SH

Ages 11–18 · 1,336 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

Attainment 8

26.6

Overall absence

19.4%

Admissions demand

0.68 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2026-02-10

Category of concern

Requires significant improvement

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionUrgent improvement
  • Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-1.72
−20+2
Attainment 826.6
English & maths grade 5+15%
English & maths grade 4+31%
EBacc entry40%

EBacc APS: 2.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence19.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)54.8%
Unauthorised14.1%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
14.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,412

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.68 · Often has places

1st preferences

125

Places offered

280

1st-preference offers

125

Total preferences (any rank)
347
Preferred offers (top 3)
195
Applications from outside LA
28
Offers to outside-LA applicants
11
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill74%

1,336 pupils · 1,800 places

Pupils on roll
1,336
Boys / girls
715 / 621
School capacity
1,800
Capacity fill
1,336 / 1,800 (74%)
Free school meals
57.8%
FSM pupils
734
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Omega Multi-Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr James Kerfoot

Location

Address
Queens Drive
Postcode
L4 6SH
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Walton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 1,336 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 57.8%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Secondary schools in Liverpool
43
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L4
13
Secondary in L4
1
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
Secondary in Liverpool LA
31

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LiverpoolNear L4

  • Hillside High School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Bootle · L20 9NU · Sefton

    Ages 11–16

    • Att835.1
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+26%
    • Absence13.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Archbishop Beck Catholic College

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Liverpool · L9 7BF · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att839.0
    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+40%
    • Absence11.9%

    1.2 miles away

  • North Liverpool Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Liverpool · L5 0SQ · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.1
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence7.8%

    1.6 miles away

  • Notre Dame Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Liverpool · L5 5AF · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • FSM51.7%

    1.6 miles away

  • The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Bootle · L30 2NA · Sefton

    Ages 11–16

    • Att831.1
    • P8-1.0
    • EM5+10%
    • Absence12.4%

    2.0 miles away

  • St John Bosco Arts College

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Croxteth · L11 9DQ · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att839.7
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+29%
    • Absence11.1%

    2.2 miles away

  • The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Liverpool · L6 7UR · Liverpool

    Ages 11–16

    • Att833.0
    • P8-0.8
    • EM5+19%
    • Absence12.5%

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Kerfoot
Telephone
01512351200
Website
www.alsophigh.org.uk

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