Liverpool College

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 27 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
139686
Address
Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill, L18 8BG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1646 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
55.0%
Girls
45.0%
First language not English
14.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.3%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.2%
Mixed 11.8%
Other 6.2%
Unclassified 5.7%
Other White 3.8%
African 2.6%
Pakistani 2%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.4
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsWell above average4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 79%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 24%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award15
ArabicGCSE4
Art & DesignGCSE40
BiologyGCSE63
ChemistryGCSE62
ChineseGCSE3
Classical CivilisationGCSE47
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE23
Design & TechnologyGCSE45
English LanguageGCSE144
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Liverpool College

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
84
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
237
2nd preference
193
3rd preference
85
From another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
82
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
84
38
46
Year 1
83
42
41
Year 2
84
54
30
Year 3
84
45
39
Year 4
86
43
43
Year 5
85
45
40
Year 6
85
40
45
Year 7
174
108
66
Year 8
179
112
67
Year 9
149
79
70
Year 10
148
94
54
Year 11
147
73
74
Year 12
123
62
61
Year 13
135
71
64
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
84.6%
86.5%
Further education
15.0%
26.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
71.0%
51.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
4.0%
4.6%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.3%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
91.0%
67.6%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
58.0%
21.7%
19.7%
Russell Group
53.0%
18.9%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
4.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.9%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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