Childwall Sports and Science Academy

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Childwall Sports and Science Academy
Location
Childwall Sports and Science Academy
Fiveways
Queens Drive

, ,
L15 6XZ

Coordinates 53°23′57″N2°53′58″W / 53.399112°N 2.899525°W / 53.399112; -2.899525
Information
Type Academy
MottoEngage, Enable, Empower
Department for Education URN 138787 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJanette Vincent [1]
Staff100+
Gender Mixed [1]
Age11to 19 [1]
Enrolment1048 [1]
Capacity1200 [1]
Website www.childwallssa.org

Childwall Sports and Science Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool, England, with a sixth form. It is an academy and part of the Lydiate Learning Trust. [1]

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Academic performance and inspections

As of 2022, the college's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in May 2022, with a judgement of Good. [2] Judgements from earlier years were:

In 2019 the school's Progress 8 score at GCSE was 0.61, "well below average". [6] The Attainment 8 score was 38, compared to 41 in Liverpool as a whole. [6] 17% of children that year were entered for the English Baccalaureate, compared to the Liverpool average of 31%. [6] 24% of children that year achieved grade 5 or above in maths and English at GCSE, compared to 36% in Liverpool. [6] At A-Level in 2019 the average grade was D+, compared to C in Liverpool as a whole. [7]

History

The school was originally known as Holt High School for Boys. It was located on Queen's Drive. It had around 600 boys and a three-form entry[ clarification needed ] in the mid 1940s.

It became the co-educational Holt Comprehensive School in September 1967, when Holt High School for Boys merged with Olive Mount School for Girls. It later was renamed to Childwall Comprehensive School, then Childwall Community School.[ when? ] After becoming a specialist Sports College, the school was renamed Childwall Sports College.[ when? ]

Notable former pupils

Childwall Valley High School for Girls

Holt High School for Boys

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Holt Comprehensive School

References

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  7. "Childwall Sports & Science Academy". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. Woodrow, Jane Carter (19 September 2021). "Alma Cullen obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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  11. Womack, Kenneth (2023). Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans. Dey Street Books. ISBN   978-0063248526.
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