King's Leadership Phoenix Academy, Liverpool
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Liverpool, part of The Great Schools Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy in detail
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "King's Leadership Phoenix Academy is a secondary alternative provision school located in Wavertree, Liverpool. We provide full-time education for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health behaviours and we are incredibly proud of the contribution that each one of our students makes to the success of King's Phoenix. We realise that mainstream education is not necessarily for everyone."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
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 King's Leadership Phoenix Academy are King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.3); The Belvedere Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.4); Bellerive FCJ Catholic College (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.8); and St Hilda's Church of England High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6).
King's Leadership Academy, LiverpoolThe Belvedere AcademyBellerive FCJ Catholic CollegeSt Hilda's Church of England High School
The trust
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Michaels Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shorefields School (nw-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King's Leadership Phoenix Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to King's Leadership Phoenix Academy are Matthew Arnold Primary School (0.1 miles), St Finbar's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Matthew Arnold Primary SchoolSt Finbar's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary SchoolSt Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy excels at helping pupils who have struggled elsewhere to rediscover their love of learning. Staff create a welcoming, supportive environment where pupils develop strong relationships, build confidence and resilience, and gain the skills to move successfully into mainstream education or further training. The school's commitment to meeting each pupil's individual academic, emotional and mental health needs means many pupils experience transformational change.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils that help break down barriers to learning and build confidence
- Broad, well-designed curriculum that meets pupils' academic, personal and emotional needs, including targeted support for those with SEND
- Effective behaviour approach using 'tomorrow is a new day' philosophy that helps pupils regulate their behaviour over time
- Excellent personal development through the 'King's Adventure' programme which builds resilience and teamwork skills
- Strong careers guidance that raises pupils' aspirations and helps Year 11 students plan their futures
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills are not emphasized enough in the curriculum - the school needs to clearly teach grammar, punctuation, handwriting and writing fluency so pupils write with greater accuracy
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders demonstrating a secure understanding of policy and practice.
Extracurricular Activities
King's Adventure programme, games and socializing with staff at breaktimes and lunchtimes, careers research activities, challenging and adventurous activities
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy is a secondary alternative provision school that helps pupils reset their attitudes to learning through strong staff relationships and tailored support. The school has improved from its previous 'Requires improvement' rating to 'Good' across most areas, with 'Outstanding' personal development.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Latest from King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy Welcomes Lord Mayor Barbara Murray
11 May 2026
King's Phoenix Celebrates Ofsted Recognition, with Personal Development Deemed 'Outstanding'
28 Apr 2025
King's Phoenix - Onwards and upwards!
28 Feb 2024
New Alternative Provision School, King's Leadership Phoenix Academy, Now Open in Wavertree, Liverpool
18 Sep 2023
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. King's Leadership Phoenix Academy 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
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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.
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
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SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
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of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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Total Pupils
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Boys
0
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
£49,933
Mean salary
2026 data
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about King's Leadership Phoenix Academy
What is King's Leadership Phoenix Academy's Ofsted rating?
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for King's Leadership Phoenix Academy?
No fixed boundary. When King's Leadership Phoenix Academy is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to King's Leadership Phoenix Academy?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming King's Leadership Phoenix Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near King's Leadership Phoenix Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is King's Leadership Phoenix Academy?
King's Leadership Phoenix Academy is at 4 Enterprise Way, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 1FB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)