King's Leadership Academy Wavertree

Secondary · ages 11-16MixedFree school179 pupilsLiverpool

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.

Pupils from low-income families51%Far more than most schools

Pupils per teacher17.9School workforce census

Pupils on roll179Census January 2026

King's Leadership Academy Wavertree is a free school in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 179 pupils. About 51 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Stephenson Way, Liverpool, L13 1HD0151 452 6318kingswavertree.comMr Benjamin Barker headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

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 roll179Census January 2026

Pupils from low-income families51%51% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years

Pupils learning English42%First language is not English

Pupils getting extra support27%49 pupils with SEN support

Pupils with an EHC plan2%4 pupils with a plan

Average class size29.86 classes, January 2026; England 22.8

Classes with more than 30 pupils17%share of one-teacher classes; England 12%

Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)63%£125,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 30%

Boys and girls134 / 45

White British pupils26%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (15), Specific learning difficulty (7), language and communications needs (7), Moderate learning difficulty (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2).

Staff

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

Teachers10.0full-time equivalent, 10 people

Pupils per teacher17.9Pupils for every full-time teacher

Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status

Teaching assistants3.0full-time equivalent

Average teacher pay£51,631

Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m32112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate90 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average

Typical house price£176,500Liverpool

Nearest bus stop120 mWavertree Station, 13 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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School	Academy	0.8 miles	1,179	Outstanding 2020	–	Compare
The Blue Coat School	Academy (grammar)	0.9 miles	1,232	Good 2022	97	Compare
Marydale Lodge Sch	Secure units	1.1 miles	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Dixons Broadgreen Academy	Academy	1.1 miles	1,159	No overall grade 2024	18	Compare
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi	Academy	1.1 miles	873	Requires improvement 2024	4	Compare
St Hilda's Church of England High School	Church of England	1.2 miles	1,298	Report card 2026	56	Compare
Childwall Sports & Science Academy	Academy	1.2 miles	1,049	Good 2022	12	Compare
King David High School	Jewish	1.3 miles	744	Good 2022	77	Compare

Secondary schools in Liverpool Best secondary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is King's Leadership Academy Wavertree a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score King's Leadership Academy Wavertree yet.

How many pupils does King's Leadership Academy Wavertree have?

179 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.

How big are the classes at King's Leadership Academy Wavertree?

The average class had 29.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does King's Leadership Academy Wavertree have a sixth form?

No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.

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

Contact and details

Address: Stephenson Way, Liverpool, L13 1HD
Telephone: 0151 452 6318
Website: www.kingswavertree.com
Headteacher: Mr Benjamin Barker
Type of school: Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase: Secondary school, ages 11-16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Multi-academy trust: The Great Schools Trust (8 schools)
Local authority: Liverpool
Ward: Wavertree Village
Constituency: Liverpool Wavertree
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 September 2025 (new provision)
URN: 150311 · LAESTAB 3414015 · UKPRN 10098679

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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