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Deyes High School

Secondary · Liverpool · L31 6DE

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Requires improvement

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 24 September 2024

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At a glance

1,336 pupils · 94% of 1,426 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.deyeshigh.co.uk/
URN
137533

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 158 families named it first for 197 Year 7 places, 0.80 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2025 entry went to 4.703 miles; distance decided places in 4 of the 10 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2013 to 2026. At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 10% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.80 first-choice applications per place

197 places offered · 158 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2025 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 4.703 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

217 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
42.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
60.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
35.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.7
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C-
28.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school42.8
Median of its 12 closest peers49
Sefton average43.3
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Kingsmead SchoolCannock · 68 miles awayStrong standard48.5
William de Ferrers SchoolChelmsford · 197 miles awayRequires improvement44.1
Helena Romanes SchoolGreat Dunmow · 178 miles awayGood46.6
Hodgson AcademyPoulton-Le-Fylde · 23 miles awayGood49.5
Sponne SchoolTowcester · 125 miles awayGood52
St Peter's Catholic SchoolSolihull · 90 miles awayOutstanding53.4
St Joseph's Catholic AcademyHebburn · 115 miles awayGood45.5
Arnold Hill Spencer AcademyNottingham · 83 miles awayGood49.8
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language CollegeOtley · 58 miles awayOutstanding54.6
Helsby High SchoolFrodsham · 18 miles awayGood47.1
Elizabeth Woodville SchoolMilton Keynes · 133 miles awayGood44.9
Huish Episcopi AcademyLANGPORT · 171 miles awayExpected standard50.6

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Sefton 86%, England 59%) · Any other White background 2% (Sefton 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Sefton 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Sefton 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sefton 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
10%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
29.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

12.18 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sefton: 14.77 suspensions and 0.17 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

75% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

72.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 17.6 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 £52,933; 7.9% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,621
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£830,000; in-year balance +£190,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
87%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
42%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
32%
Any sustained destination
88%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.3%62.3%
Social housing8.4%17.1%
Privately rented11.3%20.5%
Detached houses38.6%22.9%
Flats21.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32%21.1%
Households with no car or van25%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007099 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£245,000485 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£210,000–£290,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (74)£326,500
Semi-detached (286)£247,000
Terraced (66)£230,000
Flat (59)£132,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
20an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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

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