OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 May 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
3 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Liverpool
Trust
OMEGA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,336
1,336 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
621
46.5% of pupils
Male pupils
715
53.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.6 pts
above England
School
56.4%
Liverpool
34.5%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.9 pts
above England
School
25.2%
Liverpool
22.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Liverpool
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.5%
821
Any other White background
11.2%
149
African
7.5%
100
Unclassified
5.5%
73
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
55
Any other Black background
2.6%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.1%
389 of
1,336 pupils
8.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
28.2
11.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.72 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
17.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
10.91 pts
higher than
England
School
17.12%
Liverpool
7.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
46.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
30.32 pts
higher than
England
School
46.14%
Liverpool
19.97%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
12.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
10.29 pts
higher than
England
School
12.09%
Liverpool
2.08%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
74.2%
18.1 pts
below England
Alsop High School
74.2%
Liverpool
91.7%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.