Childwall Sports & Science Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Liverpool

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Liverpool City Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Childwall Sports & Science Academy is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 May 2022. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.

Childwall Sports & Science Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 2026, there were 167 first-choice applications for 172 offers; 111 offers went to first-choice families, and 56 first-choice families were not offered a place.
78 of the 744 applications (10%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Liverpool, and 25 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 27% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the Attainment 8 score was 36.2 (England 46).
In 2024/25, the A level average grade was D (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well below average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Queen's Drive, Liverpool, L15 6XZ
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Liverpool
Pupils on roll: 1,049 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 45.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 25 May 2022

Strengths

“Pupils at Childwall Sports and Science Academy, including students in the sixth form, are happy and feel safe.”
“They know that if they have a worry, such as about bullying, staff will not tolerate this and will deal with it quickly and effectively.”
“Because of these factors, most pupils attend school regularly.”

To improve

“Overall, pupils do not attain highly enough in their examinations at the end of Year 11.”
“Leaders' checks on the impact of their support for disadvantaged pupils are not as sharp as they could be.”
“At times, this affects how quickly any gaps in these pupils' learning are addressed.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	27%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	36.2	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	D	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 167 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 111 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.

King David High School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
The Blue Coat School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Dixons Broadgreen Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Calderstones School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
King's Leadership Academy Wavertree 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Gateacre School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published