Community school · Liverpool

Holly Lodge Girls' College

11–18Ages
1,016Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
104688URN

140 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 7LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Liverpool median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LiverpoolSelective

468 applications for 218 places · 20th of 30 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.1of 90

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

15th of 31 in Liverpool

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Liverpool median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

468 applications · 218 places offered · 165 named it first

2026 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.6
2023 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Liverpool median median 2.6
2021 1.5; Liverpool median median 2.2
2020 1.2; Liverpool median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.6
2018 1.9; Liverpool median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.4
2016 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.2
2015 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.1
2014 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Liverpool median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	218	468	2.2	165	0.76
Sep 2025	211	414	2.0	132	0.63
Sep 2024	195	412	2.1	111	0.57
Sep 2023	198	352	1.8	105	0.53
Sep 2022	196	377	1.9	105	0.54
Sep 2021	188	278	1.5	85	0.45
Sep 2020	188	226	1.2	57	0.30
Sep 2019	163	258	1.6	83	0.51
Sep 2018	139	260	1.9	76	0.55
Sep 2017	145	256	1.8	73	0.50
Sep 2016	100	202	2.0	61	0.61
Sep 2015	117	208	1.8	84	0.72
Sep 2014	112	238	2.1	92	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

163 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.115th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%9th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Liverpool 52% England 66%

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	163	42.1	45%	58%	–
2024/25	152	47.2	45%	68%	–
2023/24	179	44.4	45%	67%	−0.04
2022/23	151	45.5	44%	62%	+0.14

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holly Lodge Girls' CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
West Derby School
0.5 km · Liverpool

Good2023

3.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
St Edward's College
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

7.0applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
2.0 km · Liverpool

2026

3.0applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
2.1 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 32.8Attainment 8
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
2.1 km · Liverpool

Good2022

2.4applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
2.1 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

0.9applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
Dixons Croxteth Academy
2.3 km · Liverpool

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 35.0Attainment 8
St John Bosco Arts College
2.6 km · Liverpool

2026

2.2applications per place 40.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 104688 · 341/4404
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,529 pupils · 1,016 on roll
Free school meals: 45.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 140 Mill Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 7LE
Local authority: Liverpool

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources