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The Great Schools Trust

The Great Schools Trust is an academy trust running 8 schools (6 secondary and 2 primary) in Sefton, Bolton, Liverpool and Warrington.

Of its 3 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 67% are rated Good or Outstanding (2 good, 1 requires improvement).

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.0 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of -0.02 (zero is the national average).

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 07641004, incorporated in 2011.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in The Great Schools Trust

SchoolPhaseAreaInspectionResults
King's Lander Primary AcademyPrimaryLiverpool-KS2 67%
King's Leadership Academy BoltonSecondaryBoltonGood (2023)A8 45.4
King's Leadership Academy HawthornesSecondaryBootleGood (2023)A8 32.2
King's Leadership Academy, LiverpoolSecondaryLiverpool-A8 34.5
King's Leadership Academy WarringtonSecondaryWarrington-A8 56.0
King's Leadership Academy WavertreeSecondaryLiverpool--
King's Leadership Phoenix AcademySecondaryLiverpool--
King's Northway Primary AcademyPrimaryLiverpoolRequires improvement-

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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