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.
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
| Measure | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,132 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 6% |
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.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,129 | 69% | 19% | 25% | 11% | 28% | 40.6 | 34% |
| Halewood AcademyAcademy converter | 1,131 | 76% | 4% | 68% | 7% | — | 41.6 | 38% |
| Kirkby High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,042 | 71% | 4% | 54% | 3% | — | 31.4 | 20% |
| Lord Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,076 | 75% | 3% | 60% | 5% | — | 39.9 | 28% |
| Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 730 | 76% | 1% | 56% | 5% | — | 30.2 | 11% |
| The Prescot SchoolAcademy converter | 915 | 74% | 4% | 55% | 3% | — | 35.5 | 23% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (3)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt Bridge Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 356 | 79% | 0% | 24% | 0% | — | 3.8 | 4% |
| Bluebell Park Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 238 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Finch Woods Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 88 | 40% | 4% | 32% | 4% | — | 1.8 | 0% |