Alsop High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
148226
Address
Queens Drive, L4 6SH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1442 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
21.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
52.4%
Persistent absence
46.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57%
Unclassified 17.9%
Other White 9.2%
African 4.5%
Mixed 3.2%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other Black 2.3%
Other 1.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 34%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 12%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 28.1
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.4
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award67
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award55
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award48
Health StudiesTechnical Award48
Speech & DramaTechnical Award8
Art & DesignGCSE51
BiologyGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE248
English LiteratureGCSE239
GeographyGCSE48
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Alsop High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
254
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
124
2nd preference
93
3rd preference
82
From another Local Authority
29
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
124
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
268
145
123
Year 8
267
139
128
Year 9
261
144
117
Year 10
266
142
124
Year 11
267
139
128
Year 12
42
17
25
Year 13
71
38
33
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
82.5%
85.5%
Further education
35.0%
29.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
39.0%
47.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
5.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
8.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
7.0%
4.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
55.0%
66.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
19.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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