King David High School

King David High School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good.' The school has maintained a positive trajectory since its last outstanding inspection over a decade ago. Pupils across a diverse array of subjects demonstrate strong academic achievement, aided by a supportive school community that encourages high expectations and positive behaviors. The school successfully integrates its Jewish ethos into the curriculum, enriching students' personal development through various extracurricular activities and support systems.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community amongst pupils and students.
• High expectations of behavior and good classroom management.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Well-designed curriculum that identifies essential knowledge.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities available to pupils.
• Strong careers guidance and support for students' future pathways.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment strategies in some subjects.
• Implementation of personal development curriculum aspects in the sixth form is not consistent.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at King David High School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.2% of pupils at King David High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 King David High School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at King David High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 King David High School received £8,854 and spent £9,004 for each of its 744 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £56,000 (-£75 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is King David High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King David High School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was King David High School last inspected by Ofsted?

King David High School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does King David High School have?

King David High School has 744 pupils on roll.

What age range does King David High School cover?

King David High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are King David High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.4, and 69% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is King David High School?

King David High School is at 116 Childwall Road, Liverpool, L15 6WU.