Alsop High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,336 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.2
Voluntary aided school
King David High School
- Pupils on roll
- 744of 752 places
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 114
- Ofsted
- Good, 1 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 111 pupils who finished Year 11 at King David High School in 2023, 59% stayed on in King David High School’s own sixth form (Liverpool average 46%), 24% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 70 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 73% went to university (Liverpool 43%, England 37%), and 36% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.3 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Liverpool, with 68% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Liverpool and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | King David High School | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 111 | 5,186 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 59% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | King David High School | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 70 | 4,311 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 73% | 43% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 36% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 14% | 22% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | King David High School | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 54.3 | 42.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 38% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.67 | 3.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 41% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.6 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 57.4 | 49.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 13% | 17% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 112 | 98% | 89% | 34% | 20% | 84% |
| Mathematics | 111 | 97% | 88% | 41% | 22% | 82% |
| English Literature | 110 | 96% | 86% | 35% | 21% | 87% |
| Religious Studies | 109 | 96% | 31% | 27% | 32% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 79 | 69% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 71% |
| History | 69 | 61% | 41% | 36% | 26% | 75% |
| Business Studies | 49 | 43% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 76% |
| Geography | 45 | 39% | 41% | 36% | 25% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 28% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 72% |
| Biology | 31 | 27% | 23% | 65% | 45% | 97% |
| Art and Design | 30 | 26% | 7% | 33% | 24% | 90% |
| Physics | 29 | 25% | 23% | 76% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 25% | 23% | 79% | 47% | 97% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 21% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 58% |
| German | 22 | 19% | 5% | 18% | 33% | 73% |
| Design and Technology | 14 | 12% | 11% | 36% | 23% | 79% |
| Music | 12 | 11% | 5% | 67% | 33% | 92% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 12 | 11% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 67% |
| French | 10 | 9% | 18% | 40% | 29% | 90% |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | King David High School | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 157 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 75 | 1,964 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.97 | 34.12 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 49% | 31% |
| Biology | 27 | 36% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 35% | 17% |
| Psychology | 19 | 25% | 23% |
| Physics | 18 | 24% | 12% |
| English Language | 12 | 16% | 4% |
| Geography | 12 | 16% | 10% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 12% | 5% |
| Economics | 8 | 11% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 8 | 11% | 5% |
| History | 8 | 11% | 13% |
| English Literature | 7 | 9% | 11% |
| Film Studies | 6 | 8% | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Turkish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where King David High School is
Other secondary schools in Liverpool are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Liverpool’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Liverpool
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,142 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,179 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 955 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.3
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,175 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.2
Calderstones School
Community school · sixth form · 1,592 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.