King David High School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Liverpool · L15 6WU · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att855.3
- P80.5
- Absence8.1%
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 137916
The Blue Coat School
Academy converter · Liverpool · L15 9EE
Ages 11–18 · 1,232 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
80.1
Overall absence
3.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.77
−20+2
Attainment 880.1
English & maths grade 5+99%
English & maths grade 4+99%
EBacc entry99%
EBacc APS: 7.9
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 2.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 903
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill95%
1,232 pupils · 1,300 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,232
- Boys / girls
- 603 / 629
- School capacity
- 1,300
- Capacity fill
- 1,232 / 1,300 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- FSM pupils
- 120
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
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: THE LIVERPOOL BLUE COAT SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- THE LIVERPOOL BLUE COAT SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Sexton
Location
- Address
- Church Road, Wavertree
- Postcode
- L15 9EE
- 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 converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 1,232 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L15 6XZ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att833.4
- P8-0.9
- Absence10.4%
0.8 miles away
Free schools · Secondary
Liverpool · L13 1HD · Liverpool
Ages 11–16
0.9 miles away
Calderstones School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Liverpool · L18 3HS · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att843.5
- P8-0.2
- Absence8.4%
0.9 miles away
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Liverpool · L17 3AL · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att849.4
- P8-0.3
- Absence6.6%
1.0 miles away
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Liverpool · L7 6HQ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
1.2 miles away
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L13 5UQ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att835.7
- P8-0.6
- Absence14.7%
1.4 miles away
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Liverpool · L17 3AA · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att847.4
- P8-0.4
- Absence9.2%
1.4 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Sexton
- Telephone
- 01517331407