Kirkby High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Knowsley
Bracknell Avenue, Liverpool, L32 9PP
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/07/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.1%
39.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,042
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
157 of 158 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
352
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 158 | 157 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 148 | 38 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 5 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 352 | 200 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Knowsley lets families list 3 preferences. 24 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anna Dobson
- Address
- Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9PP
- Phone
- 01514778710
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Ward / constituency
- Cherryfield · Knowsley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140001
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 59% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
1,042 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 July 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,026 pupils
Attendance
87.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.8%
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 | 29.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.63 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 31.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 20% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 37.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.55 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 184 | 4% | 29% | 46% | |
| Mathematics | 183 | 5% | 23% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 7% | 32% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 164 | 1% | 10% | 26% | |
| History | 120 | 8% | 22% | 33% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 13% | 56% | 80% | |
| Geography | 43 | 5% | 9% | 16% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 9% | 17% | 31% | |
| Religious Studies | 35 | 6% | 29% | 46% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 0% | 4% | 8% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 19 | 0% | 21% | 47% | |
| Drama | 18 | 6% | 22% | 39% |
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 Knowsley 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.