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Secondary · L32 · Knowsley

Kirkby High School

Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9PP

THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance91.5%
AttainmentProgress 8: -1.63
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils1042

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (4 Dec 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in L32. Where we have them, council (Knowsley) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1042
Free school meals
59.2%
15.8% above district average (43.4%)

Also: Knowsley 51% · England 25.8%

SEN
23.8%
6.4% below district average (30.2%)

Also: Knowsley 21.3% · England 16.5%

EAL
7.3%
0.2% below district average (7.5%)
Attendance
91.5%
2.8% below district average (94.3%)

Also: Knowsley 89.4% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
27.9%
Progress 8
-1.63 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
31.4
Grade 5+ English & maths
20%
Grade 4+ English & maths
37.3%
Entered for EBacc
10.8%
EBacc average point score
2.55

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the L32 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2190.4%
  • 2021/2286.5%
  • 2022/2387.2%
  • 2023/2486.6%
  • 2024/2587.6%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
2142
Pupils on roll
1042

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Knowsley page.

SEN support

SEN %
23.8%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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