Halewood Academy
The Avenue, Knowsley, L26 1UU
1,131 pupils · 94% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WADE DEACON TRUST
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 47.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. 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 | 41.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 31.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 236 | 256 | 432 | 236 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 234 | 255 | 406 | 234 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 234 | 223 | 368 | 234 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 235 | 262 | 401 | 235 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 238 | 242 | 359 | 238 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 189 | 172 | 295 | 184 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 233 | 208 | 323 | 226 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 233 | 198 | 288 | 223 |
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
- St Julie's Catholic High School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Academy of St Nicholas 3.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 3.6 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Gateacre School 3.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Calderstones School 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ormiston Chadwick Academy 5.4 km · Good (2024) · 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.