Litherland High School
Secondary schoolLitherland High School is a secondary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 761 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Litherland High School was 37.2, against 43.0 in Sefton and 46.2 in England.
32.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.2 | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32.8% | 39% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 60.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 137 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rowan Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024200 m
- Litherland Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Waterside AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses730 m
- Netherton Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 34.2 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).