Litherland High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 20 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
- 733 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.4%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 90.6%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.4%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 24 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Litherland High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 121
- 3rd preference
- 76
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 78 75 |
| Year 8 | 148 78 70 |
| Year 9 | 154 78 76 |
| Year 10 | 141 70 71 |
| Year 11 | 137 68 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.5% 3.0% |