Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeWest Derby School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.
Summary of the comparison
Holly Lodge Girls' College and West Derby School are secondary schools in Liverpool.
Holly Lodge Girls' College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and West Derby School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holly Lodge Girls' College is ahead on our composite score.
Holly Lodge Girls' College was judged the expected standard and West Derby School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Holly Lodge Girls' College and 42.0 for West Derby School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Holly Lodge Girls' College (44.3 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at West Derby School (47.6 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolHolly Lodge Girls' College | LiverpoolWest Derby School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure | 13th of 31 in Liverpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,000 | 996 | |
| Capacity | 1,529 | 1,073 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L12 7LE | Liverpool, L13 7HQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 Stronger figure | 42.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.4% Stronger figure | 42.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.8% Stronger figure | 64.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.5% Stronger figure | 35.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 Stronger figure | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 152 | 171 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 31 | 43 | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 | 33.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 25.7 | 37.5 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 30.4% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,000 | 996 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.1% | 41.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.5% | 12.8% | |
| SEN support | 19.0% | 20.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% | 23.2% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Holly Lodge Girls' College
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