King's Leadership Academy HawthornesAlsop High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes and Alsop High School are secondary schools.
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Alsop High School scores 17 out of 100 (grade F, weak). King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes is ahead on our composite score.
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes was judged Good and Alsop High School was judged in need of urgent improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 32.2 for King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes and 28.2 for Alsop High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes (37.8 in 2021-22, 32.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Alsop High School (35.4 in 2021-22, 28.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BootleKing's Leadership Academy Hawthornes | LiverpoolAlsop High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100Stronger figure | F17/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 18 in Sefton | 30th of 31 in Liverpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Urgent improvement | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 668 | 1,442 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 1,800 | |
| Location | Bootle, L20 6AQ | Liverpool, L4 6SH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 32.2 Stronger figure | 28.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17.0% Stronger figure | 11.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 34.9% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.0% Stronger figure | 34.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 Stronger figure | 2.40 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 106 | 252 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 43 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 22.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 23.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 668 | 1,442 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 60.8% | 57.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.2% | 21.6% | |
| SEN support | 29.2% | 21.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.0% | 3.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 17.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 43.7% Stronger figure | 46.1% | 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.
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Alsop High School
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