King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 138260
- Address
- Fernhill Road, L20 6AQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 668 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.5%
- Persistent absence
- 42.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.2%
White British 73.5%
Other 6%
Other White 5.8%
African 4.8%
Mixed 4.5%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.9
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
Admissions
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 75 69 |
| Year 8 | 150 88 62 |
| Year 9 | 141 67 74 |
| Year 10 | 122 58 64 |
| Year 11 | 111 65 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.5% 3.0% |