Litherland High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2024 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
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 141694
- Address
- Sterrix Lane, Litherland, L21 0DB
- Website
- www.litherlandhigh.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 728 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.2%
- Persistent absence
- 36.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 91.6%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.12
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 11 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 137 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 135 |
Admissions
Litherland High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 81 70 |
| Year 8 | 158 78 80 |
| Year 9 | 147 70 77 |
| Year 10 | 135 66 69 |
| Year 11 | 137 62 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 73.0% 51.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 29.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |