King's Leadership Academy Wavertree, Liverpool

In its own words: "Choosing a secondary school is one of the most important decisions you will make for your child. The best way to understand what makes King's Leadership Academy Wavertree different is to come and experience our school for yourself."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our mission is to ensure that all children succeed and achieve their full potential. It is a privilege to serve our Wavertree community and we know it is our responsibility to help children develop into young leaders who will positively contribute to society. Our culture is built upon three pillars - safety, vulnerability and purpose."

For September 2026 entry, 85 families put King's Leadership Academy Wavertree as their first choice and 331 named it as one of their preferences, for 205 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to King's Leadership Academy Wavertree are Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (0.8 miles); The Blue Coat School (0.9 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 78.6); Marydale Lodge Sch (1.1 miles); and Dixons Broadgreen Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 37).

King's Leadership Academy Wavertree is one of 8 schools run by The Great Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.3 in 2024/25.

50.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 41.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), other ethnic groups (21%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 49 pupils (27.4%) received SEN support and 4 (2.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wavertree Technology Park Interchange, 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King's Leadership Academy Wavertree 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 585 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to King's Leadership Academy Wavertree are Heygreen Primary School (0.2 miles), Phoenix Primary School (0.5 miles), Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and Wavertree Church of England School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.