Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Queen's Drive, Liverpool, L15 6XZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Dr Alex Thomas - Head Of School Ms Janette Vincent - Executive Headteacher
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lydiate Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,049
- URN
- 138787
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517221561
About this school
Childwall Sports & Science Academy is a secondary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,049 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Childwall Sports & Science Academy, 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 | 165 | 177 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | 33.4 | 36.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 -0.87 to -0.42 | -0.92 -1.15 to -0.69 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 22.6% | 27.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40.7% | 48% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
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 Childwall Sports & Science Academy 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 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.4 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 1,090 |
| 2024/25 | 1,048 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Childwall Sports & Science Academy compares
Childwall Sports & Science Academy ranked 21st of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.2 | 9.5% | 49.7% | 1,049 | — |
| King David High School | 54.3 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 744 | 0.2 miles |
| The Blue Coat School | 79.5 | 3.3% | 17.7% | 1,232 | 0.8 miles |
| Dixons Broadgreen Academy | 34.4 | 12.1% | 52.7% | 1,159 | 0.9 miles |
| Calderstones School | 46.1 | 7.9% | 21.9% | 1,592 | 1.1 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy Wavertree | — | — | — | 179 | 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)
- 49.69%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.47%
- Persistent absence
- 29.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King David High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Blue Coat School0.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Dixons Broadgreen Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Calderstones School1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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King's Leadership Academy Wavertree1.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Childwall Sports & Science Academy ranks 30th 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
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Childwall Sports & Science Academy teach?
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Childwall Sports & Science Academy?
- The headteacher of Childwall Sports & Science Academy is Dr Dr Alex Thomas - Head Of School Ms Janette Vincent - Executive Headteacher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Childwall Sports & Science Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Childwall Sports & Science Academy, 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 Childwall Sports & Science Academy?
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy has 1,049 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Childwall Sports & Science Academy full?
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,049 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Childwall Sports & Science Academy a faith school?
- No. Childwall Sports & Science Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Childwall Sports & Science Academy a selective school?
- No. Childwall Sports & Science Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Childwall Sports & Science Academy part of an academy trust?
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy is part of LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Childwall Sports & Science Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.2 in 2022/23 and 36.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Childwall Sports & Science Academy compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy ranked 21st of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Childwall Sports & Science Academy's absence rate?
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Childwall Sports & Science Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Childwall Sports & Science Academy'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 1 July 2026.