Kirkby High School
Bracknell Avenue, Liverpool, L32 9PP
1,042 pupils · 104% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 59.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 12 July 2022, published 2 October 2022. 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 | 31.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 37.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.8% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 195 | 158 | 382 | 195 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 200 | 158 | 352 | 200 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 202 | 181 | 402 | 202 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 224 | 153 | 334 | 224 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 216 | 152 | 333 | 201 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 195 | 169 | 292 | 195 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 188 | 159 | 284 | 178 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 196 | 151 | 251 | 160 |
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
- All Saints Catholic High School 1.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St John Bosco Arts College 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dixons Croxteth Academy 3.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College 4.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Maricourt Catholic High School 5 km · Good (2022) · 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.