New Heights High School
Special / other · Liverpool · L9 7HA
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 7 December 2023
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107 pupils · 162% of 66 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 75.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 5.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 56.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.newheightsschool.co.uk
- URN
- 135656
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 7 December 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 107 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 76% (Liverpool 79%, England 73%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Liverpool 6%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 4% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Liverpool 3%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 3%) · White Irish 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 3.85% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 26.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,028; 26.1% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 79% (78%) · premises 4% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (4%) · supplies and services 11% (11%) · educational supplies 8% (3%) · bought-in professional services 2% (5%) · catering 4% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £447,287; in-year balance -£79,044
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 December 2023: School remains Good
- 1 February 2018: School remains Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 26.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 13.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 39.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 35.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 37.3% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 40.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 22.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 6.7% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 28.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 44.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006659 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £145,000131 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £120,000–£202,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 2an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted