Calderstones SchoolKing David High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

Calderstones School and King David High School are secondary schools in Liverpool.

  • Calderstones School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King David High School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). King David High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Calderstones School was judged Good and King David High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.1 for Calderstones School and 54.3 for King David High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Calderstones School (49.3 in 2021-22, 46.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King David High School (57.7 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Calderstones School versus King David High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolCalderstones SchoolLiverpoolKing David High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking9th of 31 in Liverpool 3rd of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,575 742
Capacity1,543 752
LocationLiverpool, L18 3HS Liverpool, L15 6WU
GCSE results
Attainment 846.1 54.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.3% 67.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.4% 78.9% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc58.6% Stronger figure21.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.25 4.67 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort263 114
A-level results
A-level entries119 75
A-level average points32.4 37.0 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points33.1 36.9 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects7.4% 24.6% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,575 742
Free school meals (ever 6)21.9% 12.5%
English as an additional language10.2% 14.0%
SEN support18.2% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 6.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 7.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% 19.2% Stronger figure15.8%

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

A-level average points

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.

Calderstones School

King David High School

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