NexGen Academy
NexGen Academy is an independent school in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 14 to 16. It has 45 pupils and room for 50.
Dovecot MAC, Back of Dovecot Place, Dovecot, Liverpool, L14 9BA0151 347 8867nexgenacademy.co.ukMr Kevin Lynch headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 8.2 | – | – | – | 43.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 14% | – | – | – | 39% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 14% | – | – | – | 59% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.67 | – | – | – | 3.74 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | – | – | 38% | 41% |
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 45 | 13 | 35 | 28 | 21 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 77% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 23% | 11% | 14% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Park | Council | 410 m | 319 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Dovecot Primary School | Council | 540 m | 192 | Requires improvement 2024 | 1 | Compare |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School | Roman Catholic | 600 m | 375 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | 600 m | 457 | Good 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Roby Park Primary School | Council | 720 m | 234 | Not inspected | 35 | Compare |
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 930 m | 1,175 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs | Non-maintained special | 970 m | 48 | Requires improvement 2024 | – | Compare |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 1,338 | Report card 2026 | 28 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is NexGen Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score NexGen Academy yet.
How good are NexGen Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 14% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 8.2, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does NexGen Academy have?
45 pupils aged 14 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 90% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Dovecot MAC, Back of Dovecot Place, Dovecot, Liverpool, L14 9BA
- Telephone
- 0151 347 8867
- Website
- www.nexgenacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Lynch
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 14-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 August 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148620 · LAESTAB 3416022
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.