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Litherland High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool L21 0DB · litherlandhigh.com · 0151 212 3323
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 761
- 63% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 95% 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 | 171 | 167 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 197 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 207 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 144 | 185 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 159 | 236 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 37.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.34 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.6 | −0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 70.1 | −2.9 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.8 | +6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
Litherland High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- 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 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104951), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires 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 Feb 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104951)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 55
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (40%) with SEND