Knotty Ash Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L14 5NX · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- FSM27.0%
0.2 miles away
OpenOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 104742
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Community special school · Liverpool · L14 7NX
Ages 11–16 · 75 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Attainment 8
7.4
Overall absence
25.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-01-19
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.59
−20+2
Attainment 87.4
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence25.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)71.4%
Unauthorised11.8%
- Authorised absence
- 14.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 15.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 70
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
75 pupils · 75 places
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- Boys / girls
- 75 / 0
- School capacity
- 75
- Capacity fill
- 75 / 75 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 89.3%
- FSM pupils
- 67
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr Wayne Alexander
Location
- Address
- Thingwall Lane, Knotty Ash
- Postcode
- L14 7NX
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- 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
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- 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.
Boys community special school, Ages 11–16, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 75 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 89.3%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L14 0JG · Knowsley
Ages 7–11
- KS272%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM37.4%
0.4 miles away
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L14 0JG · Knowsley
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.5%
- FSM29.0%
- Demand0.84
0.5 miles away
Malvern Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L14 6XA · Knowsley
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM17.0%
- Demand1.36
0.5 miles away
East Prescot Road Nursery School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Liverpool · L14 1PW · Liverpool
Ages 2–4
- FSM0.0%
0.5 miles away
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L13 5UQ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att835.7
- P8-0.6
- EM5+28%
- Absence14.7%
0.6 miles away
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Liverpool · L12 9HZ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att843.6
- P8-0.4
- EM5+43%
- Absence8.3%
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Wayne Alexander
- Telephone
- 01512289500