SCHOOL PROFILE

West Derby School: data, trends and context

West Derby School is a secondary school in Liverpool. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
138696
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Liverpool
Region
North West
Trust
WEST DERBY SCHOOL
Postcode
L13 7HQ
Gender intake
Boys
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,011
FSM eligible
38.6%
EAL / First language other than English
14.5%
SEND (total)
24.0%
SEN Support
21.4%
EHCP
2.7%
White British
77.1%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.0%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Severe absence
4.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LiverpoolLocal authority90.0%10.0%5.9%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
9.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
7.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.90%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
42.0
English & maths grade 5+
42.1%
English & maths grade 4+
64.9%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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West Derby School is a secondary school in Liverpool. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.