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Halewood Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, Knowsley L26 1UU · halewoodacademy.co.uk · 0151 477 8830
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Knowsley 34.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,131
- 94% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Wade Deacon Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 256 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 84% 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 | 236 | 256 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 234 | 255 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 223 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 235 | 262 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 242 | 1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.6, and 37.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Knowsley it was 34.4, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C- (27 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.6 | +2 |
| Sixth form college | 3.8 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 70.1 | +7.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −4.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | C- (27) | -0.07 | |
| 38 students | C- (26.9) | -0.08 | |
| Applied general9 students | — | +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 45 | D (20.3) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 49 |
| Further education | 5 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 |
| Employment | 20 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 |
| Activity not captured | 6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Halewood Academy on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 32
- 3% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied