OFSTED
18 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 November 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
11 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Liverpool
Trust
LIVERPOOL COLLEGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,685
1,685 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
739
43.9% of pupils
Male pupils
946
56.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
below England
School
16.6%
Liverpool
34.5%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.3 pts
below England
School
12.0%
Liverpool
22.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Liverpool
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
59.0%
994
Unclassified
8.8%
149
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
124
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
102
Any other White background
3.6%
60
African
2.3%
39
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.2%
374 of
1,685 pupils
1.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
55.1
15.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.29 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.89 pts
lower than
England
School
5.33%
Liverpool
7.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.37%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.45 pts
lower than
England
School
9.37%
Liverpool
19.97%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
1.72%
Liverpool
2.08%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
153.2%
62.1 pts
above England
Liverpool College
153.2%
Liverpool
120.2%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.