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Alsop High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Queens Drive, Liverpool L4 6SH · alsophigh.org.uk · 0151 235 1200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 28.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,336
- 74% of 1,800 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.8%
- First language not English
- 25.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 263 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 | 263 | 113 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 254 | 124 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 280 | 125 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 286 | 135 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 290 | 161 | 0.6 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 28.2, and 11.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼28.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼11.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼27.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.40 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104693)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.3 | −11.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | 0 |
| Further education | 54.2 | +8.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.4 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 7.2 | +4.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 students | D+ (22.6) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 51 students | D+ (24.5) | Below average -0.29 | |
| 57 students | Merit- (22.5) | Below average -0.29 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 41 | D (21.6) | -0.35 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | C (28.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 71 | C- (26.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 78 | D+ (24.5) | -0.54 |
| 2017/18 | 70 | C- (26.4) | -0.39 |
| 2016/17 | 136 | D+ (24.6) | -0.40 |
| 2015/16 | 117 | D+ (23.2) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.8 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 2.8 | −2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 27.4 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.7 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Alsop High School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Post-16 provision | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104693), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104693)
Apr 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 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104693)
Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104693)
What parents said
40% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 40%
- Positive
- 40%
- Replies
- 47
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 22 parents (47%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (43%) with SEND