Childwall Sports & Science Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Queen's Drive
Liverpool
Merseyside
L15 6XZ
Phone 01517221561
Reference Number 138787

Childwall Sports & Science Academy has shown a commendable improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good' in overall effectiveness. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to high expectations for its students, fostering a supportive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. This has resulted in good academic performance driven by a well-structured and ambitious curriculum, which includes robust provisions for students with special educational needs.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1048
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 60.11%
Girls: 39.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 47.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 107 80 187
8 128 81 209
9 134 65 199
10 119 62 181
11 102 78 180
12 20 26 46
13 20 26 46

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 46.2%
Unclassified 10%
Mixed, Other 8.7%
White, Other 7%
African 3.9%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.3%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
White & Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 25 May 2022
Date Report
25 May 2022 School inspection:
19 Oct 2021 Monitoring visit
23 Mar 2021 Monitoring visit
05 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
02 Oct 2019 Monitoring visit
06 Jun 2018 Full inspection:
17 May 2016 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2014 Monitoring visit
17 Jun 2014 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • High expectations from leaders and staff
  • Strong subject knowledge among teachers
  • Supportive relationships between staff and students
  • Well-structured and ambitious curriculum
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Strong emphasis on reading and cultural awareness
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities available

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery in a small number of subjects
  • Limited depth in the personal development curriculum regarding relationships and sex education in the sixth form

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
36.2

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 27.4%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 42.5%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 20.43

Grades

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Average Grade D C C+
Average Grade (best 3) NE C+ C+
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 168 44
Third Preference 174 12
From another Local Authority 70 23

Previous Years

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