Holly Lodge Girls' College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L12 7LE
- Distance
- 0.5km away
West Derby School
364 West Derby Rd, Liverpool, L13 7HQ
Local ranking15th of 31 secondary schools in Liverpool
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1073
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 31.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 170
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 19.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
43
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 30.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 96
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 996
- Boys
- 1009 (100%)
- Girls
- 2 (0%)
- Capacity
- 1073 (94% full)
- SEND
- 23.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.7%
- EAL
- 12.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 20.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,179/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.1%
- Other: 3.6%
- Asian Other: 3.2%
- White Other: 3.1%
- Black African: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Asian Chinese: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
78.1%
White British
3.6%
Other
3.2%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
364 West Derby Rd
Liverpool, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 138696
- UKPRN
- 10038680
- Establishment No.
- 4306
- Trust
- WEST DERBY SCHOOL
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