Childwall Abbey School

State-Funded School

childwall-abbey-school-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool WavertreeConstituency

L16 5EYPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Childwall Abbey School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Liverpool, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 216 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.2

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

216

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 216
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.