King David High School
116 Childwall Road, Liverpool, L15 6WU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Sutton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 752
- Pupils on roll
- 744
- URN
- 104703
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512351420
About this school
King David High School is a Jewish voluntary aided secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 744 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King David High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 111 | 119 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.5 | 55.3 | 54.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 -0.03 to +0.50 | +0.50 +0.24 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 66.4% | 67.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 81.5% | 78.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 31.1% | 21.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King David High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.5 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 758 |
| 2023/24 | 781 |
| 2024/25 | 742 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King David High School compares
King David High School ranked 3rd of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.3 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 744 | — |
| Childwall Sports & Science Academy | 36.2 | 9.5% | 49.7% | 1,049 | 0.2 miles |
| The Blue Coat School | 79.5 | 3.3% | 17.7% | 1,232 | 0.7 miles |
| Calderstones School | 46.1 | 7.9% | 21.9% | 1,592 | 0.9 miles |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | 34.4 | 12.1% | 52.7% | 1,159 | 1.1 miles |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy | 36.7 | 11.1% | 32.5% | 939 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.46%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 19.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Childwall Sports & Science Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Blue Coat School0.7 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Calderstones School0.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Dixons Broadgreen Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
King David High School ranks 3rd of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Chesterfield High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does King David High School teach?
- King David High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of King David High School?
- The headteacher of King David High School is Mr Michael Sutton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King David High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King David High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King David High School?
- King David High School has 744 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King David High School full?
- King David High School has capacity for 752 pupils and 744 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King David High School a faith school?
- Yes. King David High School is designated Jewish.
- Is King David High School a selective school?
- No. King David High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have King David High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.5 in 2022/23 and 54.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King David High School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- King David High School ranked 3rd of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King David High School's absence rate?
- King David High School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King David High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King David High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.