King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ · Sefton · secondary school
15th of 17 secondary schools in Sefton we can score, 18 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 1.9/10 against 127 of them, against 0.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 17.0 · 2 | 30% | 0.06 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.57 · 13 | 25% | 0.32 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 32.2 · 2 | 10% | 0.02 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 17.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 32.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.57 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.6 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2023.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils perform in Matilda the Musical and visit the Conway Centre.
Getting in. The school has 668 pupils in a capacity of 600, meaning it is over capacity by 68. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With the school 68 pupils over capacity, how does the admissions process handle new requests? Since the Progress 8 score is below 0, what specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting expected progress? How does the school support pupils' transition to sixth form or college given the current attainment levels?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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