Abbot's Lea SchoolChildwall Abbey School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Abbot's Lea School and Childwall Abbey School in Liverpool.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Abbot's Lea School was judged Outstanding and Childwall Abbey School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 2.3 for Abbot's Lea School and 2.6 for Childwall Abbey School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Abbot's Lea School (2.6 in 2022-23, 2.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Childwall Abbey School (3.0 in 2021-22, 2.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolAbbot's Lea School | LiverpoolChildwall Abbey School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 272 | 216 | |
| Capacity | 272 | 130 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L25 6EE | Liverpool, L16 5EY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 2.3 | 2.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.15 | 0.20 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 39 | 31 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 272 | 217 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 59.6% | 69.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.1% | 5.5% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.8% Stronger figure | 15.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.9% Stronger figure | 41.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Abbot's Lea School
Childwall Abbey School
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