King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, Bootle, L20 6AQ
708 pupils · 118% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 61.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 September 2023, published 8 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 17% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 34.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 67% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 130 | 232 | 145 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 165 | 151 | 268 | 165 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 139 | 114 | 208 | 135 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 139 | 145 | 214 | 139 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 129 | 96 | 166 | 119 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 119 | 99 | 156 | 111 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 107 | 75 | 135 | 87 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 86 | 56 | 111 | 63 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco 1.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Hillside High School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Litherland High School 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Alsop High School 2.2 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Chesterfield High School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.