Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre, Southport
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Christ the King is a school where students feel safe, supported and proud. The school excels at pastoral care with outstanding support services, and some teachers deliver outstanding lessons particularly in mathematics, sciences and music. Students develop strong values and contribute positively to their local and global community.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding support and care for students, with excellent pastoral systems including the Chapel and The Hub internal referral unit
- Some outstanding teaching in mathematics, sciences, music and film studies
- Strong student behaviour, politeness and pride in the school, with low exclusion rates and improving attendance
- Excellent curriculum that develops students' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Successful elimination of performance gaps for disadvantaged students
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent student progress, particularly for those with special educational needs and more-able students
- Too much variation in teaching quality - not enough good or outstanding lessons, with some inadequate teaching
- Marking and assessment practices are inconsistent and don't always guide students on how to improve
- Limited opportunities for students to develop speaking and independent learning skills in lessons
- Sixth form requires improvement with students not making consistently good progress
- Inconsistent monitoring by subject department heads
Safeguarding
The report does not provide a specific safeguarding effectiveness statement, though documentation related to behaviour and safeguarding was reviewed as part of the inspection.
Extracurricular Activities
Music, film studies, chapel activities, internal referral unit (The Hub) programs
Christ the King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre is a larger than average secondary school that requires improvement following its inspection in October 2013. The school has high ambitions and demonstrates significant changes since the last inspection, though student progress remains inconsistent across subjects and year groups.
At a Glance
32.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.1
Avg class size
38
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
822 pupils
1,223 capacity
401 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Southport
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southport
Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,299
Applications
2,940
Got 1st preference
85.0%
Got preferred school
95.8%
Secondary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
Inspection History(115)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.10074%
Overall absence
26.08696%
Persistent absence
782
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Birkdale Primary School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Linaker Primary School
Farnborough Road Infant School
Farnborough Road Junior School
Kew Woods Primary School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
Norwood Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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