Liverpool College
Queen's Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BG
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Haynes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Liverpool College
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,685
- URN
- 139686
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517244000
About this school
Liverpool College is a Church of England all-through academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,685 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 85 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 8% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 76% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 81% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 144 | 147 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.2 | 55.0 | 55.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.32 +0.08 to +0.55 | +0.29 +0.05 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 66% | 65.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 79.6% | 81.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 63.9% | 58.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
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 Liverpool College 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 | 79% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.2 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,620 |
| 2023/24 | 1,646 |
| 2024/25 | 1,653 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liverpool College compares
Liverpool College ranked 2nd of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.1 | 5.3% | 18.1% | 1,685 | — |
| LIPA School | — | 11.1% | 35.4% | 499 | 2.4 miles |
| Birkenhead High School Academy | 50.5 | 6.9% | 19% | 1,226 | 5.2 miles |
| The Grange School | 36.4 | 10.8% | 55% | 1,200 | 9.2 miles |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School | — | 4.2% | 5.1% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| Dovedale Community Primary School | — | 3.3% | 9.2% | 839 | 0.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 June 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.1%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 9.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
LIPA School2.4 miles
All-through · Liverpool
-
Birkenhead High School Academy5.2 miles
All-through · Prenton
-
The Grange School9.2 miles
All-through · Runcorn
-
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Dovedale Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Liverpool College ranks 42nd of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool, and Liverpool College ranks 2nd of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- LIPA School All-through
- Abercromby Nursery School Nursery
- Cambridge Nursery School Nursery
- Chatham Place Nursery School Nursery
- East Prescot Road Nursery School Nursery
- Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre Nursery
- Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Nursery
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Liverpool College teach?
- Liverpool College teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in Liverpool.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Liverpool College?
- The executive headteacher of Liverpool College is Mrs Alison Haynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Liverpool College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liverpool College, 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 Liverpool College?
- Liverpool College has 1,685 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Liverpool College full?
- Liverpool College has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,685 on roll (153%), so it is at or above 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 Liverpool College a faith school?
- Yes. Liverpool College is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Is Liverpool College a selective school?
- No. Liverpool College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Liverpool College have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Liverpool College as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Liverpool College?
- Liverpool College is part of LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Liverpool College's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liverpool College rank locally?
- Liverpool College ranked 2nd of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liverpool College's absence rate?
- Liverpool College's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liverpool College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liverpool College'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.