King David High School, Liverpool

In 2026, pupils at King David High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Liverpool and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Liverpool and 47% in England.

That is up from 54.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.5: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.6, against 56.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 151 families put King David High School as their first choice and 785 named it as one of their preferences, for 133 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 42 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to King David High School are Childwall Sports & Science Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.2); The Blue Coat School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 78.6); Calderstones School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); and Dixons Broadgreen Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 37).

King David High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 119 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 18% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 99 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 71% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Asian (8%) and Chinese (8%).

In 2026, 105 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 55 (7.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Broad Green Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Childwall Road (adjacent), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King David High School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 204 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).

In 2024/25, King David High School issued 57 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to King David High School are King David Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Christ The King Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Mosspits Lane Primary School (0.4 miles) and Rudston Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.