West Derby School

State-Funded School

west-derby-school-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool West DerbyConstituency

L13 7HQPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Derby School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,011 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.75

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,011

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,011
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Oct 2019	Good	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.