Lord Derby Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Liverpool (Knowsley).
Attainment 8
34.3
▼ 11.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
18.4%
▼ 28pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.8%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.8
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
56.9%
▲ 30pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
13.9%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
98%
1,076 / 1,100 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Lord Derby Academy is a secondary school located in Liverpool, Knowsley. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,078 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,100. It is part of the THE DEAN TRUST. The school is led by Miss Victoria Gowan.
Key facts
- URN
- 140412
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (7 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Marshall | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ian Marshall Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Fay Alison Bruce | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Bodha | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Moore | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Steffani Wardell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Andrea Hearn | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Miss Victoria Gowan | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Jane Taylor Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Elaine Jamieson Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Steffani Wardell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Andrea Hearn Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Steffani Wardell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Maitland Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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