Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Liverpool
Queen's Drive, Liverpool, L15 6XZ
48
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/05/2022
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
29.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,049
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
129 of 170 families who put it first got an offer
202
Places offered
740
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 170 | 129 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 168 | 44 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 174 | 12 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 228 | 17 | ● 7% |
| Total | 740 | 202 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 5 preferences. 70 applications came from outside the council area (23 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Dr Alex Thomas - Head Of School Ms Janette Vincent - Executive Headteacher
- Address
- Queen's Drive, Liverpool, L15 6XZ
- Phone
- 01517221561
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Wavertree Garden Suburb · Liverpool Wavertree
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138787
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST
1,049 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
25 May 2022
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 · 1,005 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
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 | 33.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.92 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.41 | — | — |
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 | 36.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 48% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
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 | 20.43 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 10 | — |
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 | 175 | 14% | 31% | 55% | |
| English Language | 175 | 8% | 37% | 53% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 6% | 42% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 3% | 12% | 28% | |
| History | 79 | 3% | 29% | 38% | |
| Spanish | 62 | 16% | 45% | 58% | |
| Geography | 56 | 13% | 38% | 54% | |
| Biology | 49 | 8% | 43% | 63% | |
| Physics | 47 | 4% | 38% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 47 | 9% | 43% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 2% | 10% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 42 | 5% | 29% | 40% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| English Language | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11517: Childwall Sports and Science Academy - (formerly A Specialist Sports 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) | 45% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
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.