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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Fernhill Road, Bootle L20 6AQ · kingshawthornes.com · 0151 922 3798
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 708
- 108 over 600 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 61.6%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 130 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 151 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 114 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 139 | 145 | 1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 129 | 96 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.2, and 17% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sefton it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼34.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.94 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.9 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 6.7 | +3.3 |
| Further education | 71.2 | +9.1 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.4 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Apr 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 31
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (58%) with SEND