King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes

State-Funded School

kings-leadership-academy-hawthornes-sefton-north-west

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

BootleConstituency

L20 6AQPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sefton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 708 pupils. King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes is part of The Great Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 17%
EBacc average point score: 2.94

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

708

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 708
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Great Schools Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Mar 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.