West Derby School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Liverpool
364 West Derby Rd, Liverpool, L13 7HQ
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/05/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,011
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,073 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
130 of 154 families who put it first got an offer
191
Places offered
453
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 154 | 130 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 135 | 37 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 98 | 17 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 66 | 7 | ● 11% |
| Total | 453 | 191 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 5 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sian Graham
- Address
- 364 West Derby Rd, Liverpool, L13 7HQ
- Phone
- 01512351300
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Stoneycroft · Liverpool West Derby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138696
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEST DERBY SCHOOL
1,011 pupils · 1,073 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
04 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 937 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.66 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.35 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.12 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 43 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 165 | 19% | 50% | 72% | |
| English Language | 165 | 8% | 45% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 9% | 51% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 140 | 8% | 36% | 66% | |
| History | 81 | 17% | 42% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 8% | 45% | 72% | |
| Computer Science | 60 | 18% | 40% | 57% | |
| Geography | 59 | 8% | 22% | 37% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 10% | 65% | 77% | |
| Biology | 24 | 38% | 71% | 83% | |
| Physics | 23 | 61% | 91% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 52% | 78% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 16 | 6% | 50% | 63% | |
| Physics | 14 | 0% | 50% | 57% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 13 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8% | 25% | 50% | |
| Photography | 11 | 0% | 18% | 45% | |
| Graphics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| English Language and Literature | 6 | 17% | 17% | 33% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11563: West Derby School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Liverpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.