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
- 1086 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 93.2%
Mixed 2.6%
Other White 2%
African 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.72
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.9
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 20%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.7
Local authority average 33.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.17
Local authority average 2.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Lord Derby Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 289
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 54
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 104 119 |
| Year 8 | 221 117 104 |
| Year 9 | 216 107 109 |
| Year 10 | 213 100 113 |
| Year 11 | 213 110 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 74.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 52.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 6.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 7.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 12.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.2% 1.0% |