Woolton High School
Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 6JA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr ME Christian
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 104739
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513305120
About this school
Woolton High School is a boys' community special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 79 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.1 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.98 -2.96 to -1.00 | -2.27 -3.04 to -1.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 6.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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 Woolton 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 | 7.1 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.7 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 16.8%
- Persistent absence
- 46.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SENDSCOPE0.1 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Abbot's Lea School0.2 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Carleton House Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Childwall Abbey School0.8 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
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Hope School0.8 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Alt Bridge School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Woolton High School teach?
- Woolton High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Woolton High School?
- The headteacher of Woolton High School is Mr ME Christian, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woolton High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolton 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 big is Woolton High School?
- Woolton High School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Woolton High School full?
- Woolton High School has capacity for 80 pupils and 79 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 Woolton High School a faith school?
- No. Woolton High School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Woolton High School have?
- The schools register lists Woolton High School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woolton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.1 in 2022/23 and 6.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Woolton High School's absence rate?
- Woolton High School's overall absence rate is 16.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woolton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woolton 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 6 July 2026.