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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes

Free schools · Bootle · L20 6AQ

Ages 11–16 · 708 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

33.4

Overall absence

12.3%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.57
−20+2
Attainment 833.4
English & maths grade 5+21%
English & maths grade 4+40%
EBacc entry68%

EBacc APS: 3.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence12.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)40.9%
Unauthorised7.2%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.5%
Enrolments in measure
680

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

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

114

Places offered

139

1st-preference offers

114

Total preferences (any rank)
208
Preferred offers (top 3)
135
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4
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 fill118%

708 pupils · 600 places

Pupils on roll
708
Boys / girls
368 / 340
School capacity
600
Capacity fill
708 / 600 (118%)
Free school meals
61.6%
FSM pupils
436
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious ethos
Christian
Governance
Academy trust: THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
Great Schools Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Andrea St John

Location

Address
Fernhill Road
Postcode
L20 6AQ
Town
Bootle
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
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 free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bootle, Sefton, 708 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 61.6%.

Open schools in Bootle
20
Secondary schools in Bootle
3
Academies among open schools in Bootle
35% (7)
Open schools in L20
14
Secondary in L20
2
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Secondary in Sefton LA
18

Nearby secondary schools

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

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    • Absence13.1%

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    • EM5+17%
    • Absence17.9%

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Andrea St John
Telephone
01519223798
Website
http://www.kingshawthornes.com/

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