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King David High School, Liverpool

Partially selective

National rank

391

127

Rank last year

47^%

A-level

31.9^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Michael Sutton

Attendance 93.1%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 21.9% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 743

Pupils on free school meals 12.5%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

10.2

8.9

A*/A

19.1

A*-B

Grade

9/8

19.3

12.6

9/8/7

31.9

What the school inspection says

“Pupils, and students in the sixth form, appreciate the close-knit nature of the school community. This helps them to get to know each other. Leaders and staff want all pupils and students to do their best. They achieve well across a range of subjects and are well prepared for their next steps in education, employment or training … The school’s Jewish ethos is threaded through the curriculum. Pupils spoke positively about a range of clubs, including chess, drama and music, that they can attend … Leaders and governors have high aspirations for all pupils and students. Pupils follow a wide range of subjects in Key Stage 4, including the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) suite of subjects. The proportion of pupils studying EBacc subjects is increasing. This is because more pupils are taking up modern foreign languages.”

Inspection

2022

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

Originally founded in 1840, the oldest Jewish school in Liverpool moved to its current Wavetree location in 1957. It is part of a large campus that includes King David Primary School, Harold House Youth and Community Centre, and Childwall Synagogue.
The school demonstrates its multi-faith credentials by integrating Jewish Studies and Ivrit (Modern Hebrew) into the curriculum for Jewish pupils, while non-Jewish students take comparative lessons in religious education, social studies and German. A significant proportion of the student community is Christian.
As part of the Building Schools for the Future programme, a modern space was opened in 2011 featuring modern teaching facilities, from science labs to breakout areas, plus a sixth-form common room.
Year 9 pupils can participate in a residential trip to Kibbutz Lavi in Israel’s Lower Galilee region, and the school’s Excel Enrichment programme supports students in their pathways to prestigious universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group institutions.
The actor Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus, Harry Potter), the Liverpool FC player Missy Bo Kearns, and the Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie are among former pupils who have excelled in their chosen fields.
King David High School, Liverpool was awarded Comprehensive School of the Year in the Northwest 2025

office@kingdavidliverpool.co.uk

Telephone

0151 235 1420

Website

kingdavidliverpool.co.uk

Address

120 Childwall Road, Liverpool, L15 6WU

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