King David High School, Liverpool

King David High School
Location
Childwall Road, Wavertree Liverpool, England , L15 6WU
Information
Type	Voluntary aided school
Motto	Let there be Light through Faith and Work
Religious affiliation	Judaism
Established	1954
Local authority	Liverpool City Council
Department for Education URN	104703 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Michelle Hayward
Headteacher	Michael Sutton
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	629
Houses	Sharon, Galil, Negev, Kinneret
Colours	Red, Green, Yellow, Blue
Website	https://www.kingdavidliverpool.co.uk/

King David High School is a mixed voluntary aided Jewish ethos-based secondary school located in the Wavertree district of Liverpool, England. It provides Jewish education, but also admits and caters to students of other faiths.

Building

In September 2011, the primary and secondary schools moved into a new three-storey building, as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. ^[1]

Notable former staff

• Clive Lawton (b.1951), educator, broadcaster and writer who co-founded the educational charity Limmud, is a former head of the school. ^[2]

Notable alumni

See also: Category: People educated at King David High School, Liverpool

• Ian Broudie, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer ^[3]
• Malandra Burrows, actress and singer ^[4]
• Guy Chambers, musician and composer
• Simon Fishel, IVF professor ^[5]
• Ron Hesketh, Anglican priest and former RAF Chaplain-in-Chief ^[6]
• Jason Isaacs, actor ^[7]
• Missy Bo Kearns, footballer for Liverpool FC Women
• Stuart Polak, Baron Polak, Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords ^[8]
• Mark Simpson, composer and clarinet player ^{[6] [9]}
• Neal Skupski, tennis player ^[10]
• David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Tredegar, politician, barrister, and life peer ^[11]
• Michael Woodford, business executive ^[12]

See also

• Jewish day school
• King David School (disambiguation), for other King David Schools

References

1. "Information Pack – Director of Education" (PDF). King David High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
2. Rocker, Simon (6 January 2011). "Call for Jewish day school curbs". The Jewish Chronicle . Retrieved 22 February 2026.
3. "Liverpool Jewish Community trail" (PDF). Museum of Liverpool . Retrieved 22 February 2026.
4. "A History Of Liverpool Thespians – Malandra Burrows". The Football Voice. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
5. Sanderson, Frank (2009). "Dr Simon Fishel". Liverpool John Moores University . Retrieved 26 February 2026.
6. 'HESKETH, Ven. Ronald David', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, November 2016 accessed 20 May 2017
7. Zhykharev, Kyrvlo (4 August 2025). "Actor Jason Isaacs: How a Liverpool Childhood Led to the London Stage". Liverpool Trend. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
8. "Access to Musical Education in School". Parallel Parliament. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
9. "Mark of Genius" (PDF). Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
10. Freeman, Florence (18 July 2023). "Everyone in Liverpool' should be proud of Wimbledon champion Neal Skupski". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 24 February 2026.
11. Baksi, Catherine (10 June 2021). "Lord Wolfson: 'I once convinced a judge to overturn my own case'" . The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 22 February 2026.
12. Armitage, Jim (23 December 2011). "Michael Woodford: Unbowed despite the death threats". The Independent . London. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.

External links

• Official website