Secondary
Halewood Academy
The Avenue, Wood Road, Knowsley, L26 1UU
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1131 of 1200 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Trust
- WADE DEACON TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 115.0
- Pupils per adult
- 10.0
- Pupils
- 1,146
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)April 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
38%
13 points above the Knowsley average (25% across 6 schools)
41.6
5.1 above the Knowsley average (36.5 across 6 schools)
3rd of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Knowsley we can score - 8 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 |
| Entered the EBacc | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 27% |
| 22/23 | 25% |
| 23/24 | 24% |
| 24/25 | 38% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.59 |
| 22/23 | -0.65 |
| 23/24 | -0.47 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.4 |
| 22/23 | 38.5 |
| 23/24 | 38.9 |
| 24/25 | 41.6 |
The Avenue, Wood Road, Knowsley, L26 1UU
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Knowsley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Ian Critchely
- Address
- The Avenue, Wood Road, Knowsley, L26 1UU
- Telephone
- 01514778830