King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool

King’s Leadership Academy in Liverpool continues to demonstrate good performance in providing education. The school fosters a culture of ambition, ensuring that all pupils, regardless of their background, are encouraged to raise their aspirations. Pupils have developed a strong sense of self-belief and typically display positive behavior and confidence in interactions. The curriculum is broad, inclusive, and effectively mapped to meet the needs of a diverse student body, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Despite notable strengths, some Year 11 pupils did not achieve outcomes in line with national expectations, although this does not reflect the progress of current pupils.

Strengths

• Ambitious vision to raise aspirations for all pupils
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff fostering a respectful atmosphere
• Broad and balanced curriculum, including English Baccalaureate subjects
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Thoughtful range of extra-curricular activities
• Strong focus on pupils' personal development and understanding of diverse cultures

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment strategies in some subjects
• Some pupils lack sufficient careers guidance and knowledge for informed choices

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's Leadership Academy, Liverpool attended 87.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 33.3% 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, 25.1% of pupils at King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were 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's Leadership Academy, Liverpool had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 20.6% of pupils at King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool received £10,886 and spent £10,203 for each of its 902 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £388,000 (£430 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of The Great Schools Trust, income was £8,583 and spending £8,402 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Liverpool · Liverpool local authority: places and applications

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool is part of The Great Schools Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• King's Leadership Academy Wavertree Liverpool
• King's Northway Primary Academy Liverpool
• King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Bootle
• King's Lander Primary Academy Liverpool
• King's Leadership Academy Warrington Warrington
• King's Leadership Academy Bolton Bolton

What is King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool last inspected by Ofsted?

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool have?

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool has 940 pupils on roll.

What age range does King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool cover?

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 36.3, and 30% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool?

King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool is at Dingle Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8 9SJ.