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Harmonize Academy AP Free School

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 12-16MixedFree schools alternative provision21 pupilsLiverpool
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families70%Far more than most schools
Places129 spare21 pupils, 150 places
Pupils per teacher4.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll21Census January 2026

Harmonize Academy AP Free School is a free schools alternative provision in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 12 to 16. It has 21 pupils and room for 150. About 70 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

7 Phillimore Road, Kensington, Liverpool, L6 6DL0151 203 1934harmonizeacademy.orgMrs Marie McConville principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Liverpool council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll21Census January 2026
Places15014% full
Pupils from low-income families71%70% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support5%1 pupil with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan86%18 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)48%£11,000 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls8 / 13
White British pupils91%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (15), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll211419303217
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals71%86%84%67%75%77%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%0%6%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%0%3%3%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans93%90%80%88%53%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 13 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training39%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training39%62%55%
Education39%62%55%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work0%0%0%
Not in education, work or training39%31%27%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers27.3full-time equivalent, 28 people
Pupils per teacher4.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers93%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,789
Teachers who left in the year6%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher6.12024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£27,653England £7,128. Total £3.3m
Income per pupil£26,562England £7,587. Total £3.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£15,884England £3,405
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £45k, £372 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£132kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£27,653spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,93412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate131 per 1,000 people44% higher than the England average
Typical house price£176,500Liverpool
Nearest bus stop60 mRomer Road, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Academy of St Francis of AssisiAcademy500 m873Requires improvement 20244Compare
Kensington Primary SchoolCouncil500 m543Good 202415Compare
New Park Primary SchoolAcademy540 m464No overall grade 202536Compare
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and NurseryRoman Catholic570 m238No overall grade 202467Compare
St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic660 m445Good 202462Compare
Marydale Lodge SchSecure units730 mNot inspectedCompare
Phoenix Primary SchoolCouncil890 m227Good 20225Compare
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryRoman Catholic0.7 miles235Not inspected80Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Harmonize Academy AP Free School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Harmonize Academy AP Free School yet.

How many pupils does Harmonize Academy AP Free School have?

21 pupils aged 12 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 150 places, so it is 14% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
7 Phillimore Road, Kensington, Liverpool, L6 6DL
Telephone
0151 203 1934
Website
www.harmonizeacademy.org
Principal
Mrs Marie McConville
Type of school
Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 12-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Single-academy trust
Lighthouse Harmonize Education Trust (1 schools)
Local authority
Liverpool
Ward
Kensington & Fairfield
Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2013 (new provision)
URN
139114 · LAESTAB 3416005 · UKPRN 10041174

Where these figures come from