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Secondary schools in Knowsley

Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.

What the data says

Knowsley has 6 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,132 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 73% stayed in education (England 86%): 6% in a school sixth form, 13% at a sixth form college, 50% at a further education college.

Apprenticeships take 6% of leavers, roughly twice the England rate of 3%.

12% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.

After sixth form, 28% of students in Knowsley went to university (England 37%), and 0% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).

After Year 11: Knowsley against England

Knowsley
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureKnowsleyEngland
Pupils in the cohort1,132607,348
Stayed in education73%86%
— school sixth form6%34%
— sixth form college13%13%
— further education college50%37%
Apprenticeship6%3%
Employment3%3%
No sustained destination12%6%

Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went

One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.

All Saints Catholic High School → School sixth form: about 39 pupils (19% of 205)All Saints Catholic High School → Sixth form college: about 51 pupils (25% of 205)All Saints Catholic High School → Further education college: about 51 pupils (25% of 205)All Saints Catholic High School → Apprenticeship: about 23 pupils (11% of 205)All Saints Catholic High School → Employment: about 8 pupils (4% of 205)All Saints Catholic High School → No sustained destination: about 18 pupils (9% of 205)Lord Derby Academy → School sixth form: about 6 pupils (3% of 201)Lord Derby Academy → Sixth form college: about 20 pupils (10% of 201)Lord Derby Academy → Further education college: about 121 pupils (60% of 201)Lord Derby Academy → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 201)Lord Derby Academy → Apprenticeship: about 10 pupils (5% of 201)Lord Derby Academy → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 201)Lord Derby Academy → No sustained destination: about 26 pupils (13% of 201)Halewood Academy → School sixth form: about 8 pupils (4% of 194)Halewood Academy → Sixth form college: about 8 pupils (4% of 194)Halewood Academy → Further education college: about 132 pupils (68% of 194)Halewood Academy → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 194)Halewood Academy → Apprenticeship: about 14 pupils (7% of 194)Halewood Academy → Employment: about 6 pupils (3% of 194)Halewood Academy → No sustained destination: about 21 pupils (11% of 194)Kirkby High School → School sixth form: about 6 pupils (4% of 158)Kirkby High School → Sixth form college: about 19 pupils (12% of 158)Kirkby High School → Further education college: about 85 pupils (54% of 158)Kirkby High School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 158)Kirkby High School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (3% of 158)Kirkby High School → Employment: about 8 pupils (5% of 158)Kirkby High School → No sustained destination: about 21 pupils (13% of 158)The Prescot School → School sixth form: about 6 pupils (4% of 158)The Prescot School → Sixth form college: about 24 pupils (15% of 158)The Prescot School → Further education college: about 87 pupils (55% of 158)The Prescot School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (3% of 158)The Prescot School → Employment: about 5 pupils (3% of 158)The Prescot School → No sustained destination: about 25 pupils (16% of 158)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → School sixth form: about 1 pupils (1% of 131)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → Sixth form college: about 24 pupils (18% of 131)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → Further education college: about 73 pupils (56% of 131)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 131)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → Apprenticeship: about 7 pupils (5% of 131)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → Employment: about 4 pupils (3% of 131)Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy → No sustained destination: about 12 pupils (9% of 131)All Saints Catholic High School: 205 pupilsAll Saints Catholic High School 205Lord Derby Academy: 201 pupilsLord Derby Academy 201Halewood Academy: 194 pupilsHalewood Academy 194Kirkby High School: 158 pupilsKirkby High School 158The Prescot School: 158 pupilsThe Prescot School 158Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy: 131 pupilsSaint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic … 131School sixth form: 66 pupils (6% of Knowsley’s leavers)School sixth form 66Sixth form college: 146 pupils (14% of Knowsley’s leavers)Sixth form college 146Further education college: 549 pupils (52% of Knowsley’s leavers)Further education college 549Other education: 9 pupils (1% of Knowsley’s leavers)Apprenticeship: 64 pupils (6% of Knowsley’s leavers)Apprenticeship 64Employment: 35 pupils (3% of Knowsley’s leavers)No sustained destination: 123 pupils (12% of Knowsley’s leavers)No sustained destination 123
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination

Map of secondary schools in Knowsley

Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

State-funded secondary schools (6)

Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
All Saints Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form1,12969%19%25%11%28%40.634%
Halewood AcademyAcademy converter1,13176%4%68%7%—41.638%
Kirkby High SchoolAcademy sponsor led1,04271%4%54%3%—31.420%
Lord Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led1,07675%3%60%5%—39.928%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led73076%1%56%5%—30.211%
The Prescot SchoolAcademy converter91574%4%55%3%—35.523%

Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (3)

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Alt Bridge Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form35679%0%24%0%—3.84%
Bluebell Park Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form238100%0%0%0%———
Finch Woods Academystate · Academy special sponsor led8840%4%32%4%—1.80%

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