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OpenAll-throughOfsted: OutstandingURN 139686

Liverpool College

Academy sponsor led · Liverpool · L18 8BG

Ages 4–19 · 1,685 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

55.0

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

2.44 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2019-11-26

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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+0.29
−20+2
Attainment 855.0
English & maths grade 5+66%
English & maths grade 4+80%
EBacc entry64%

EBacc APS: 5.2

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
1,312

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

2.44 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

414

Places offered

170

1st-preference offers

165

Total preferences (any rank)
1,613
Preferred offers (top 3)
170
Applications from outside LA
84
Offers to outside-LA applicants
12
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 fill120%

1,685 pupils · 1,100 places

Pupils on roll
1,685
Boys / girls
946 / 739
School capacity
1,100
Capacity fill
1,685 / 1,100 (153%)
Free school meals
18.4%
FSM pupils
264
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Liverpool
Governance
Academy trust: LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST
Academy trust
LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST
Sponsor
Liverpool College
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Haynes

Location

Address
Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill
Postcode
L18 8BG
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
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 (all-through), Ages 4–19, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 1,685 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
All-through schools in Liverpool
2
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L18
9
All-through in L18
1
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
All-through in Liverpool LA
2

Nearby all-through schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LiverpoolNear L18

  • LIPA School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · All-through

    Liverpool · L1 7BT · Liverpool

    Ages 4–16

    • KS249%
    • Absence9.9%
    • FSM37.6%
    • Demand0.96

    2.4 miles away

  • Dovedale Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L18 1JX · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.95

    0.4 miles away

  • Greenbank Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L18 1JB · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand0.64

    0.5 miles away

  • The Blue Coat School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Liverpool · L15 9EE · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att880.1
    • P80.8
    • EM5+99%
    • Absence3.3%

    0.8 miles away

  • Sudley Primary School

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L17 6BH · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand0.58

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Haynes
Telephone
01517244000
Website
www.liverpoolcollege.org.uk

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