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Lord Derby Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Seel Road, Huyton, Liverpool L36 6DG · lordderbyacademy.co.uk · 0151 477 8860
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Knowsley 34.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,076
- 98% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.9%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 284 families put the school first and 217 places were offered; 73% 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 | 217 | 284 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 211 | 256 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 218 | 289 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 216 | 288 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 214 | 292 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 27.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Knowsley it was 34.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲73.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.68 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.6 | +4.2 |
| Sixth form college | 16.4 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 56.3 | +7.9 |
| Other education | 0.9 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −5.3 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
Lord Derby Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 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, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 83
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (33%) with SEND