Clifford Holroyde Sen College, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at helping students who have struggled in mainstream education. Staff build excellent relationships with students, making them feel safe and valued - many students say this is the first school where they have truly settled. The school helps students catch up on missed learning, particularly in English and maths, and almost all students gain qualifications that help them move on to further education, training or employment.
Key Strengths
- Teaching is good and improving, with some outstanding lessons that help students make rapid progress
- Staff provide high quality care and support that helps students feel safe and engaged
- Students' behaviour is good and their personal skills develop well during their time at the school
- Strong outreach support is provided to other schools in the local area
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not always plan lessons to meet individual students' needs, which slows their progress
- The purpose and use of writing in lessons is not always clear or well-managed
- Teaching assistants are sometimes not deployed effectively to support learning
- Systems for tracking students in off-site placements were not robust enough
- Some students have high absence rates and there are too many physical restraints
Safeguarding
Safeguarding systems required improvement - the school needed more robust policies and procedures to fully safeguard students attending alternative education placements off-site.
Clifford Holroyde Specialist SEN College is a school for boys with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties that requires improvement following its inspection in October 2013. While teaching quality is good and students make progress, inconsistent lesson planning and leadership systems need strengthening.
At a Glance
89.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
75 pupils
75 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Liverpool
Places available
5,716
Applications
5,276
Got 1st preference
68.1%
Got preferred school
90.4%
Secondary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)
Inspection History(9)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
Teacher qualification rates, pupil-to-teacher ratio, staff turnover, and salary data. Shows how well-resourced and stable the school's workforce is.
Pupil Absence2024/25
27.3074%
Overall absence
75%
Persistent absence
72
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
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Knotty Ash Primary School
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Malvern Primary School
Blueberry Park
Dovecot Primary School
Broadgreen Primary
Blackmoor Park Junior School
Roby Park Primary School
Corinthian Community Primary School
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