Childwall Abbey School
Community special school · Liverpool · L16 5EY
Ages 11–19 · 216 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
5.0
Overall absence
13.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-09-24
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
EBacc APS: 0.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 6.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 7.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 179
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
216 pupils · 130 places
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- Boys / girls
- 146 / 70
- School capacity
- 130
- Capacity fill
- 216 / 130 (166%)
- Free school meals
- 60.9%
- FSM pupils
- 112
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–19
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Piercy
Location
- Address
- Childwall Abbey Road, Childwall
- Postcode
- L16 5EY
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 216 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 60.9%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Childwall Valley Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L25 1NW · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM31.0%
- Demand1.10
0.5 miles away
Childwall Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L16 0JD · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- FSM2.2%
0.5 miles away
Rudston Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L16 4PQ · Liverpool
Ages 2–11
- KS252%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM6.6%
- Demand1.07
0.5 miles away
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L16 2LN · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- KS274%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM8.8%
- Demand1.07
0.6 miles away
Hope School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity special school
Liverpool · L25 2RY · Liverpool
Ages 5–11
- KS20%
- Absence9.0%
- FSM67.6%
0.7 miles away
Woolton High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity special school
Liverpool · L25 6JA · Liverpool
Ages 11–16
- Att84.7
- P8-2.3
- EM5+0%
- Absence19.6%
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Piercy
- Telephone
- 01517221995