North Liverpool AcademyAlsop High School

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

Summary of the comparison

North Liverpool Academy and Alsop High School are secondary schools in Liverpool.

  • North Liverpool Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alsop High School scores 17 out of 100 (grade F, weak). North Liverpool Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • North Liverpool Academy was judged the expected standard and Alsop High School was judged in need of urgent improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.6 for North Liverpool Academy and 28.2 for Alsop High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at North Liverpool Academy (45.5 in 2021-22, 45.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Alsop High School (35.4 in 2021-22, 28.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

North Liverpool Academy versus Alsop High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolNorth Liverpool AcademyLiverpoolAlsop High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureF17/100
Local ranking8th of 31 in Liverpool Stronger figure30th of 31 in Liverpool
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Urgent improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,286 1,442
Capacity1,550 1,800
LocationLiverpool, L5 0SQ Liverpool, L4 6SH
GCSE results
Attainment 845.6 Stronger figure28.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths38.0% Stronger figure11.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.1% Stronger figure27.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc16.3% 34.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.62 Stronger figure2.40 4.09
Cohort221 252
A-level results
A-level entries53 43
A-level average points37.0 Stronger figure22.6 35.0
A-level average gradeB- D+
Best 3 A-levels points38.6 Stronger figure23.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects37.5% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,286 1,442
Free school meals (ever 6)57.6% 57.7%
English as an additional language40.1% 21.6%
SEN support14.9% 21.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% Stronger figure17.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% Stronger figure46.1% 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

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.

North Liverpool Academy

Alsop High School

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