Childwall Sports and Science Academy is a
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
in
Liverpool, England, with a
sixth form. It is an
academy and part of the Lydiate Learning Trust.
Academic performance and inspections
As of 2022, the college's most recent inspection by
Ofsted
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was in May 2022, with a judgement of Good.
Judgements from earlier years were:
* 2014: Requires Improvement
* 2016: Requires Improvement
* 2018: Requires Improvement
In 2019 the school's
Progress 8 score at
GCSE
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was 0.61, "well below average".
The Attainment 8 score was 38, compared to 41 in Liverpool as a whole.
17% of children that year were entered for the
English Baccalaureate, compared to the Liverpool average of 31%.
24% of children that year achieved grade 5 or above in maths and English at GCSE, compared to 36% in Liverpool.
At
A-Level
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
in 2019 the average grade was D+, compared to C in Liverpool as a whole.
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 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. After becoming a specialist
Sports College, the school was renamed Childwall Sports College.
Notable former pupils
Childwall Valley High School for Girls
*
Alma Cullen, screenwriter and playwright
*
Alison Steadman OBE, actress
*
Marion Studholme
Marion Studholme (27 June 1927 – 6 January 2016) was an English soprano, best known for her performances with Sadler's Wells Opera Company, and as a regular performer on the popular BBC radio programme '' Friday Night is Music Night''.
Studh ...
, soprano with the Sadler's Wells Opera Company, now
English National Opera (ENO)
*
Pauline Yates, actress
Holt High School for Boys

* Prof
John Horton Conway FRS, mathematician and Professor Emeritus at
Princeton University, known for
Conway's Game of Life
* Sir
Ken Dodd OBE, comedian
*
John Shirley-Quirk CBE,
bass-baritone
A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...
* Sir
David Webster, Chief Executive from 1945-70 of the
Royal Opera House
Holt Comprehensive School
* Rt Rev
Nicholas Baines,
Bishop of Croydon from 2003, subsequently Bishop of Bradford
*
Tony Bellew, former professional boxer
*
Neil Danns, footballer
*
Mark Womack, actor
Mark Womack
References
External links
Childwall Academy Website
WikiMapia
EduBase
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Secondary schools in Liverpool
Academies in Liverpool