Alsop High School, Liverpool
Alsop High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Liverpool.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Alsop High School in detail
Results
Alsop High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 148226), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 33.1 and 18% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Alsop High School
Across Liverpool, 68% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 90% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Liverpool lodged 731 appeals against secondary school offers; 614 reached a hearing and 58 succeeded (9.4% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Alsop High School are Alsop High School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.1); Hillside High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.1); Archbishop Beck Catholic College (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); and King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.7).
Alsop High SchoolHillside High SchoolArchbishop Beck Catholic CollegeKing's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Walton (Merseyside) Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is County Road (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alsop High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 528 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Alsop High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2026. Before that, as Alsop High School (URN 148226), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2023. See Alsop High School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Alsop High School before it took its current form in 2026 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 148226). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -1.34 to -1.72 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 31.6 to 33.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 18% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Alsop High School
Term dates
Alsop High School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Liverpool's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Alsop High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Alsop High School is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
- Post-16 transport: Liverpool states a charge of £680 a year. Source
Commute and house prices
Applications and offers at Alsop High School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 148226). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 263 | 113 | 322 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 254 | 124 | 354 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 280 | 125 | 347 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 286 | 135 | 322 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 290 | 161 | 353 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 268 | 240 | 405 | 0.9 | 6 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Liverpool council
Places available
6,108
Applications
5,379
Got 1st preference
68.1%
Got preferred school
89.6%
All secondary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Alsop High School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 148226). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
17.1%
Overall absence
46.1%
Persistent absence
1,398
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Alsop High School
Are there exam results for Alsop High School?
Alsop High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 148226), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 33.1 and 18% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Alsop High School's Ofsted rating?
Alsop High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2026. Before that, as Alsop High School (URN 148226), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2023.
What is the catchment area for Alsop High School?
No fixed boundary. When Alsop High School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Alsop High School?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Alsop High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
Where is Alsop High School?
Alsop High School is at Queens Drive, Merseyside, Liverpool, L4 6SH.