Lord Derby Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 140412
- Address
- Seel Road, Huyton, L36 6DG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1078 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 91.4%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2.1%
African 1%
Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 25%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 34.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 2.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 6 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Lord Derby Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 256
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 43
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 101 118 |
| Year 8 | 218 101 117 |
| Year 9 | 218 116 102 |
| Year 10 | 218 106 112 |
| Year 11 | 205 91 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 73.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 52.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 6.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 11.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 5.4% 3.0% |