King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 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
- 636 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.8%
- Persistent absence
- 36.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 30.0%
White British 72.2%
Other 7.1%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.9%
African 4.6%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 1.3%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 11%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.4
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 104 |
Admissions
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 61
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 84 60 |
| Year 8 | 141 68 73 |
| Year 9 | 129 60 69 |
| Year 10 | 110 64 46 |
| Year 11 | 112 56 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 62.0% 51.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 29.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.0% 1.2% |