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Childwall Sports and Science Academy
Address
Map
Fiveways
Queens Drive

Liverpool
,
Merseyside
,
L15 6XZ

England
Coordinates53°23′57″N 2°53′58″W / 53.399112°N 2.899525°W / 53.399112; -2.899525
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoEngage, Enable, Empower
Department for Education URN138787 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJanette Vincent[1]
Staff100+
GenderMixed[1]
Age11 to 19[1]
Enrolment980[1]
Capacity1200[1]
Websitewww.childwallssa.org

Childwall Sports and Science Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool, England, with a sixth form. It is an academy and part of the Lydiate Learning Trust.[1]

Academic performance and inspections

As of 2022, the college's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in May 2022, with a judgement of Good.[2] Judgements from earlier years were:

In 2019 the school's Progress 8 score at GCSE was 0.61, "well below average".[6] The Attainment 8 score was 38, compared to 41 in Liverpool as a whole.[6] 17% of children that year were entered for the English Baccalaureate, compared to the Liverpool average of 31%.[6] 24% of children that year achieved grade 5 or above in maths and English at GCSE, compared to 36% in Liverpool.[6] At A-Level in 2019 the average grade was D+, compared to C in Liverpool as a whole.[7]

History

The school was originally known as Holt High School for Boys. It was located on Queen's Drive. It had around 600 boys and a three-form entry[clarification needed] in the mid 1940s.

It became the co-educational Holt Comprehensive School in September 1967, when Holt High School for Boys merged with Olive Mount School for Girls. It later was renamed to Childwall Comprehensive School, then Childwall Community School.[when?] After becoming a specialist Sports College, the school was renamed Childwall Sports College.[when?]

Notable former pupils

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Childwall Valley High School for Girls

See also: Category:People educated at Childwall Valley High School for Girls

Holt High School for Boys

The Ken Dodd Elective Scholarships - University of Liverpool

Holt Comprehensive School

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ Gill, Stephanie (2022). "Inspection of Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ Geraghty, Patrick (2014). "Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ Myatt, Mary (2016). "Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ Connolly, Zarina (2016). "Childwall Sports and Science Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ Woodrow, Jane Carter (19 September 2021). "Alma Cullen obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ Roberts, Siobhan (2015). Genius at Play. Bloomsbury. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-62040-593-2.
  10. ^ "John Shirley-Quirk – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  11. ^ Womack, Kenneth (2023). Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans. Dey Street Books. ISBN 978-0063248526.
  12. ^ Mark Womack Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine

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